Air carrier pushes back onto active taxiway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295400
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mex
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	295400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Did not receive dispatch paperwork until passenger were loaded and door closed. Completed before start checklist and advised push crew 'ready for pushback.' as I went through the reams of paperwork for our international release, I neglected to check and see if pushback clearance was required at our gate. It was. Upon disconnecting ATC ground advised us we had pushed onto an active taxiway and to return to the gate. Although safety was not compromised, we did momentarily stop traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PUSHES BACK ONTO ACTIVE TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: DID NOT RECEIVE DISPATCH PAPERWORK UNTIL PAX WERE LOADED AND DOOR CLOSED. COMPLETED BEFORE START CHKLIST AND ADVISED PUSH CREW 'READY FOR PUSHBACK.' AS I WENT THROUGH THE REAMS OF PAPERWORK FOR OUR INTL RELEASE, I NEGLECTED TO CHK AND SEE IF PUSHBACK CLRNC WAS REQUIRED AT OUR GATE. IT WAS. UPON DISCONNECTING ATC GND ADVISED US WE HAD PUSHED ONTO AN ACTIVE TXWY AND TO RETURN TO THE GATE. ALTHOUGH SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED, WE DID MOMENTARILY STOP TFC.

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.