"Steven P. McNicoll" writes:

If it was active...well, was the plane really cleared for takeoff onto the
wrong
runway?

No, it was cleared for takeoff on the right runway, the flight crew
attempted takeoff on the wrong runway.

So...how'd it go? Ground cleared the plane to taxi to the correct
runway, observed the plane go to the wrong runway, then tower cleared
the plane to depart the right runway, and observed it pull onto the
wrong runway. Anything like that?

I hope I'm missing something obvious. Was there dense fog involved?
Lots of other traffic?

--kyler