<< >> NASA ASRS Report 113969, June 1989

Small aircraft was cleared for takeoff without obtaining a release from the approach control facility first.

Attributes
ACN	113969
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pvd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	113969
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

See attached form reference air carrier X (acn 113970). This aircraft was small aircraft Y. Narrative is same except for aircraft call sign.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA WAS CLEARED FOR TKOF WITHOUT OBTAINING A RELEASE FROM THE APCH CTL FAC FIRST.

Narrative: SEE ATTACHED FORM REF ACR X (ACN 113970). THIS ACFT WAS SMA Y. NARRATIVE IS SAME EXCEPT FOR ACFT CALL SIGN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.