Taxi, takeoff, and entry into class C without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	313920
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sac
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 39 flight time total : 631 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	313920
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other 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:

I tried to contact sac departure and could not make contact with them. I then tried to contact ground to taxi to run-up area, but could not raise them. I then did my run-up and tried to contact the tower and could not get any response. I then decided that the tower was closed till X:00 a.M. And taxied to the runway. I did a 360 degree turn looking for traffic and found the area clear. I then took off on runway 20. Once in the air, after a few mins, I realized that I had the page in my commercial publication turned to sacramento metropolitan, thus causing me to be using the incorrect frequencys. At that point I made a heading correction to insure that I would not get into the sac arsa till I climbed above 4100 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI, TKOF, AND ENTRY INTO CLASS C WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I TRIED TO CONTACT SAC DEP AND COULD NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THEM. I THEN TRIED TO CONTACT GND TO TAXI TO RUN-UP AREA, BUT COULD NOT RAISE THEM. I THEN DID MY RUN-UP AND TRIED TO CONTACT THE TWR AND COULD NOT GET ANY RESPONSE. I THEN DECIDED THAT THE TWR WAS CLOSED TILL X:00 A.M. AND TAXIED TO THE RWY. I DID A 360 DEG TURN LOOKING FOR TFC AND FOUND THE AREA CLR. I THEN TOOK OFF ON RWY 20. ONCE IN THE AIR, AFTER A FEW MINS, I REALIZED THAT I HAD THE PAGE IN MY COMMERCIAL PUB TURNED TO SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN, THUS CAUSING ME TO BE USING THE INCORRECT FREQS. AT THAT POINT I MADE A HDG CORRECTION TO INSURE THAT I WOULD NOT GET INTO THE SAC ARSA TILL I CLBED ABOVE 4100 FT.

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.