ATCT local controller issued takeoff clearance to an aircraft out of sequence. Clearance takeoff. ATCT local controller perception.

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Attributes
ACN	320010
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : emt
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	320010
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I stopped to better observe traffic in pattern. The tower controller, confused that I was not at the hold line, did not call me but cleared aircraft #2 behind me, for takeoff. Hearing this, I told tower I was #1 and tower explained confusion. I departed next, after aircraft #2, without incident. This was a very minor occurrence but was blown all out of proportion by the accident prevention specialist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR ISSUED TKOF CLRNC TO AN ACFT OUT OF SEQUENCE. CLRNC TKOF. ATCT LCL CTLR PERCEPTION.

Narrative: I STOPPED TO BETTER OBSERVE TFC IN PATTERN. THE TWR CTLR, CONFUSED THAT I WAS NOT AT THE HOLD LINE, DID NOT CALL ME BUT CLRED ACFT #2 BEHIND ME, FOR TKOF. HEARING THIS, I TOLD TWR I WAS #1 AND TWR EXPLAINED CONFUSION. I DEPARTED NEXT, AFTER ACFT #2, WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WAS A VERY MINOR OCCURRENCE BUT WAS BLOWN ALL OUT OF PROPORTION BY THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION SPECIALIST.

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.