<< >> NASA ASRS Report 379460, September 1997

Air carrier light transport performs an unauthorized takeoff runway operation. Crew 'thought' they had been cleared for takeoff. Departure controller asks for a callback when landing at destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	379460
Time
Date	199709
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	379460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	379788
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The crew was doing the before takeoff checklist thinking we were cleared for takeoff. We made the takeoff without incident and were told by departure to call the supervisor after we arrived in miami. We did not know of a problem or mistake until we called the supervisor in tampa.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT PERFORMS AN UNAUTH TKOF RWY OP. CREW 'THOUGHT' THEY HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. DEP CTLR ASKS FOR A CALLBACK WHEN LNDG AT DEST ARPT.

Narrative: THE CREW WAS DOING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST THINKING WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. WE MADE THE TKOF WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WERE TOLD BY DEP TO CALL THE SUPVR AFTER WE ARRIVED IN MIAMI. WE DID NOT KNOW OF A PROB OR MISTAKE UNTIL WE CALLED THE SUPVR IN TAMPA.

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.