Commuter light transport unauthorized takeoff from bfl.

Attributes
ACN	168994
Time
Date	199101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bfl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1120 flight time type : 760
ASRS Report	168994
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Prior to departure from fbl to lax, when holding short of the runway and waiting for IFR release, after completing before takeoff checklist, captain decided to brief passenger of the flight on WX conditions in los angeles and route of flight. I was in control and captain was in charge of communications. While captain still briefing the passenger, tower called and issued, 'taxi, position and hold.' I observed the captain still briefing the passenger on intercom and not being aware of tower clearance. I acknowledged the reception of the tower clearance and proceeded to position and hold. Halfway down to position point, captain returned to cockpit runway checklist and proceeded with final items. After completion we proceeded with takeoff west/O takeoff clearance. However, at 200' AGL we were notified by tower that we were told to position and hold only. We immediately leveled off and offered to return to airport. Tower informed us that there was no need to return, there was no traffic conflict in the area and to contact the departure frequency. After landing in lax I did contact bfl tower and I was assured that there was no conflicting traffic with our departure. We had departed a few seconds before our IFR release. We were encountered to file a NASA report. This was a good lesson for me to concentrate more on facts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT UNAUTH TKOF FROM BFL.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP FROM FBL TO LAX, WHEN HOLDING SHORT OF THE RWY AND WAITING FOR IFR RELEASE, AFTER COMPLETING BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, CAPT DECIDED TO BRIEF PAX OF THE FLT ON WX CONDITIONS IN LOS ANGELES AND RTE OF FLT. I WAS IN CTL AND CAPT WAS IN CHARGE OF COMS. WHILE CAPT STILL BRIEFING THE PAX, TWR CALLED AND ISSUED, 'TAXI, POS AND HOLD.' I OBSERVED THE CAPT STILL BRIEFING THE PAX ON INTERCOM AND NOT BEING AWARE OF TWR CLRNC. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECEPTION OF THE TWR CLRNC AND PROCEEDED TO POS AND HOLD. HALFWAY DOWN TO POS POINT, CAPT RETURNED TO COCKPIT RWY CHKLIST AND PROCEEDED WITH FINAL ITEMS. AFTER COMPLETION WE PROCEEDED WITH TKOF W/O TKOF CLRNC. HOWEVER, AT 200' AGL WE WERE NOTIFIED BY TWR THAT WE WERE TOLD TO POS AND HOLD ONLY. WE IMMEDIATELY LEVELED OFF AND OFFERED TO RETURN TO ARPT. TWR INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO RETURN, THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT IN THE AREA AND TO CONTACT THE DEP FREQ. AFTER LNDG IN LAX I DID CONTACT BFL TWR AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC WITH OUR DEP. WE HAD DEPARTED A FEW SECS BEFORE OUR IFR RELEASE. WE WERE ENCOUNTERED TO FILE A NASA RPT. THIS WAS A GOOD LESSON FOR ME TO CONCENTRATE MORE ON FACTS.

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.