Widebody transport pushes back without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	164569
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : owd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	164569
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As first officer I forgot to obtain pushback clearance from gate at hnl although the captain never asked me to, or asked if I had the clearance. I think we blocked another aircraft who pushed just a minute before we did, but ground control never said a word, but lightly hinted at it. I may have just forgot to get the clearance or was distracted by a question from the captain just as I was to do it. Plus, I had just received clearance from ground and state ramp control to start an engine at the gate a few mins earlier for a maintenance check. Maybe subconsciously I've gotten too relaxed with the captain and F/east who have been flying the aircraft more than 10 yrs each, because they do more than half my duties for me and that really distracts my train of thought, to continually reach for a switch that's my job and find it already on (or off). I'm not slow or behind, it's that they are so fast, and they've made radio calls for me before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB PUSHES BACK WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AS F/O I FORGOT TO OBTAIN PUSHBACK CLRNC FROM GATE AT HNL ALTHOUGH THE CAPT NEVER ASKED ME TO, OR ASKED IF I HAD THE CLRNC. I THINK WE BLOCKED ANOTHER ACFT WHO PUSHED JUST A MINUTE BEFORE WE DID, BUT GND CTL NEVER SAID A WORD, BUT LIGHTLY HINTED AT IT. I MAY HAVE JUST FORGOT TO GET THE CLRNC OR WAS DISTRACTED BY A QUESTION FROM THE CAPT JUST AS I WAS TO DO IT. PLUS, I HAD JUST RECEIVED CLRNC FROM GND AND STATE RAMP CTL TO START AN ENG AT THE GATE A FEW MINS EARLIER FOR A MAINT CHK. MAYBE SUBCONSCIOUSLY I'VE GOTTEN TOO RELAXED WITH THE CAPT AND F/E WHO HAVE BEEN FLYING THE ACFT MORE THAN 10 YRS EACH, BECAUSE THEY DO MORE THAN HALF MY DUTIES FOR ME AND THAT REALLY DISTRACTS MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, TO CONTINUALLY REACH FOR A SWITCH THAT'S MY JOB AND FIND IT ALREADY ON (OR OFF). I'M NOT SLOW OR BEHIND, IT'S THAT THEY ARE SO FAST, AND THEY'VE MADE RADIO CALLS FOR ME BEFORE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.