Non adherence to ATC instruction during taxiway entry incursion.

Attributes
ACN	292598
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	292598
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxi from gate, we are required to call 1) clearance, 2) ramp control, 3) ground control. Those 3 are required in the space of about 3 min. Our airline is under close scrutiny by FAA. During checklist recall an incorrect response (checked instead of set) will earn us a violation. Under pressure to complete checklists precisely we taxied by a spot before calling ground. We entered an active taxiway without a clearance. Our zeal at making sure our checklists comply with FAA standards is causing us to become near sighted. It is possible to become too much of a robot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION DURING TXWY ENTRY INCURSION.

Narrative: TAXI FROM GATE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO CALL 1) CLRNC, 2) RAMP CTL, 3) GND CTL. THOSE 3 ARE REQUIRED IN THE SPACE OF ABOUT 3 MIN. OUR AIRLINE IS UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY BY FAA. DURING CHKLIST RECALL AN INCORRECT RESPONSE (CHKED INSTEAD OF SET) WILL EARN US A VIOLATION. UNDER PRESSURE TO COMPLETE CHKLISTS PRECISELY WE TAXIED BY A SPOT BEFORE CALLING GND. WE ENTERED AN ACTIVE TXWY WITHOUT A CLRNC. OUR ZEAL AT MAKING SURE OUR CHKLISTS COMPLY WITH FAA STANDARDS IS CAUSING US TO BECOME NEAR SIGHTED. IT IS POSSIBLE TO BECOME TOO MUCH OF A ROBOT.

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.