Narrative:

Controller said, 'cleared into position and hold.' I understood 'cleared for takeoff.' I cleared taxiing aircraft by 500 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT TWIN TAKES OFF WITHOUT PERMISSION AT LAL, FL. THE PLT CLRS ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING BY 500 FT.

Narrative: CTLR SAID, 'CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD.' I UNDERSTOOD 'CLRED FOR TKOF.' I CLRED TAXIING ACFT BY 500 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.