Narrative:

On takeoff from sby airport, I copied a clearance and did not hear anything about a departure void time. Being the WX was VFR, the captain and I took off VFR maintaining visual separation from traffic. When departure was contacted, he informed us traffic was too close for IFR separation. He misunderstood that we were not IFR at the time and we wanted to pick up an IFR from him.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORD IFR DEP RELEASE AND TKOF CREATED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT LTSS FOR IFR FLT.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM SBY ARPT, I COPIED A CLRNC AND DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT A DEP VOID TIME. BEING THE WX WAS VFR, THE CAPT AND I TOOK OFF VFR MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION FROM TFC. WHEN DEP WAS CONTACTED, HE INFORMED US TFC WAS TOO CLOSE FOR IFR SEPARATION. HE MISUNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE NOT IFR AT THE TIME AND WE WANTED TO PICK UP AN IFR FROM HIM.

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.