Light transport taxied to runway without clearance from ground controller.

Attributes
ACN	242059
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	242059
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

We had clearance from ramp control to begin our taxi to runway to contact ground control for further taxi instructions. We failed to make this contact, due to the close proximity of runway to the gate area. We were busy running checklists when we switched from ramp control frequency to tower frequency. Tower told us of our mistake. We were caught up with starting our #1 engine (normal procedure is to taxi on 1 engine) that we forgot about our primary concern of taxiing the aircraft. With all these cost cutting measures by our corporate leaders and 'fly fast' programs from our chief pilots, it's easy to forget, in this new airline world, what us pilots are really here for and what we were always taught -- safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT TAXIED TO RWY WITHOUT CLRNC FROM GND CTLR.

Narrative: WE HAD CLRNC FROM RAMP CTL TO BEGIN OUR TAXI TO RWY TO CONTACT GND CTL FOR FURTHER TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. WE FAILED TO MAKE THIS CONTACT, DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX OF RWY TO THE GATE AREA. WE WERE BUSY RUNNING CHKLISTS WHEN WE SWITCHED FROM RAMP CTL FREQ TO TWR FREQ. TWR TOLD US OF OUR MISTAKE. WE WERE CAUGHT UP WITH STARTING OUR #1 ENG (NORMAL PROC IS TO TAXI ON 1 ENG) THAT WE FORGOT ABOUT OUR PRIMARY CONCERN OF TAXIING THE ACFT. WITH ALL THESE COST CUTTING MEASURES BY OUR CORPORATE LEADERS AND 'FLY FAST' PROGRAMS FROM OUR CHIEF PLTS, IT'S EASY TO FORGET, IN THIS NEW AIRLINE WORLD, WHAT US PLTS ARE REALLY HERE FOR AND WHAT WE WERE ALWAYS TAUGHT -- SAFETY.

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.