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Pilot taxied without clearance because he thought tower was still closed; but it was actually 15 minutes after the tower had opened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1747902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Other Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Since covid-19 ZZZ has no tower services from xa:00 hr to xj:00 hr local time. I had taxied out for departures several times before xj:00 with no need to ask for ground services because they were closed. I was delayed and in tight quarters to taxi out of FBO; then taxi out at xj:15 and I forgot the time had lapsed and taxied out without taxi clearance.there is no excuse; just a timing issue on my part. There was no issues with other aircraft and everything went fine then I recognized what I had done and contacted the tower for departure and all was a non event. I'll be sure of the time before I taxi in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot taxied without clearance because he thought Tower was still closed; but it was actually 15 minutes after the Tower had opened.
Narrative: Since COVID-19 ZZZ has no Tower services from XA:00 hr to XJ:00 hr local time. I had taxied out for departures several times before XJ:00 with no need to ask for ground services because they were closed. I was delayed and in tight quarters to taxi out of FBO; then taxi out at XJ:15 and I forgot the time had lapsed and taxied out without taxi clearance.There is no excuse; just a timing issue on my part. There was no issues with other aircraft and everything went fine then I recognized what I had done and contacted the Tower for departure and all was a non event. I'll be sure of the time before I taxi in the future.
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