1994-08 · NASA ASRS report 279307
MDT TAXIES TO WRONG RWY; CTLR CLRS FOR TKOF ON WRONG RWY AT RIC.
EXPERIENCED CAPT AND NEW FO IN R SEAT FLYING JUST OFF OF IOE; BUT EXPERIENCED PLT WITH GOOD ATTITUDE. COMPANY HAD JUST ANNOUNCED MASSIVE LAYOFFS. NEW FO WILL BE FURLOUGHED AFTER BEING WITH THE COMPANY ONLY 6 WKS. CAPT WAS UNAFFECTED BUT WAS STILL EMBROILED IN A SCHEDULING CONFLICT FOR THE DAY (JUST PRIOR TO MIL DUTY) AND WAS UNRESOLVED ON RELEASE TIME THAT NIGHT. RAMP DEP WAS LATE BECAUSE FO WAS JUSTIFIABLY SLOW. NEITHER FO OR CAPT RUSHED; HOWEVER TWR CLRED FLT FOR TKOF RIGHT AWAY. TAXI CHKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETE AND CAPT DID BOTH THE FO'S AND CAPT'S SWITCHES WHILE LISTENING TO THE CHKLIST AND TALKING TO TWR. CAPT TAXIED ONTO THE WRONG RWY AT THE JOINT END OF 2 RWYS. TWR CLRED THE FLT FOR TKOF ON THE RWY THAT HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY SELECTED. FLT TOOK OFF ABOUT A MIN LATER AFTER ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETE. A BRIEF EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN TO TWR. NO OTHER TFC WAS IN THE AREA AND TWR RESPONDED THAT THERE WAS NO PROB. PLAIN AND SIMPLE THE CAPT ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BE RUSHED BY ATC AND OVERLOADED HIMSELF. NEXT TIME WE WILL JUST HOLD SHORT AND CATCH OUR BREATH; AND LEAVE THE MENTAL BAGGAGE OF COMPANY PROBS BEHIND.
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