Medium large transport flight crew begins taxi from ramp onto taxiway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	343670
Time
Date	199608
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	343670
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiing for departure at rdu we contacted ramp control for pushback and taxi. He told us to contact ground at spot X. My first officer was running the taxi checklist and I taxied past spot X and into the movement area before I realized we had not contacted ground control. We were about 50 ft north of the ramp of taxiway F when I realized the mistake. I immediately stopped and contacted ground for taxi. There were no other aircraft anywhere near us and no conflict occurred. From now on I won't call for or allow the first officer to run the taxi check until we have a taxi clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC BEGINS TAXI FROM RAMP ONTO TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: TAXIING FOR DEP AT RDU WE CONTACTED RAMP CTL FOR PUSHBACK AND TAXI. HE TOLD US TO CONTACT GND AT SPOT X. MY FO WAS RUNNING THE TAXI CHKLIST AND I TAXIED PAST SPOT X AND INTO THE MOVEMENT AREA BEFORE I REALIZED WE HAD NOT CONTACTED GND CTL. WE WERE ABOUT 50 FT N OF THE RAMP OF TXWY F WHEN I REALIZED THE MISTAKE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND CONTACTED GND FOR TAXI. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT ANYWHERE NEAR US AND NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. FROM NOW ON I WON'T CALL FOR OR ALLOW THE FO TO RUN THE TAXI CHK UNTIL WE HAVE A TAXI CLRNC.

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.