<< >> NASA ASRS Report 409847, July 1998

ATCT local controller clears small aircraft, on IFR flight plan, for takeoff without obtaining IFR departure release for IFR controling facility.

Attributes
ACN	409847
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pne
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl tower : pne
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	409847
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was IFR. He was released (cleared for takeoff) without a release from IFR controling facility, phl. No confliction occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR CLRS SMA, ON IFR FLT PLAN, FOR TKOF WITHOUT OBTAINING IFR DEP RELEASE FOR IFR CTLING FACILITY.

Narrative: ACFT WAS IFR. HE WAS RELEASED (CLRED FOR TKOF) WITHOUT A RELEASE FROM IFR CTLING FACILITY, PHL. NO CONFLICTION OCCURRED.

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.