Payz pilot taxies without clearance at rno.

Attributes
ACN	428887
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rnc.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-31T Cheyenne II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	428887
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I taxied out of our ramp and onto taxiway C when I realized that I hadn't talked to ground control. I didn't say where I was when I called, but I'm sure the controller figured it out -- no comments/conflicts. This was the 4TH flight in 24 hours. I was rushing because it was also a short flight (20 mins). I was tired. I keep getting flts right at the end of my shift. Since we can deadhead part 91 with the medical crew onboard, we can easily put in more than 14 hour shifts. Also, management recently put out a policy that requires all crew members to do a shift exchange, which means that if we have flown until 0300 we have to be back in the office at 0800 for the shift exchange. Their reasoning? To track the company credit card and to have better communication between pilots about aircraft mechanical problems. The new policy is causing cumulative fatigue and bad morale.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAYZ PLT TAXIES WITHOUT CLRNC AT RNO.

Narrative: I TAXIED OUT OF OUR RAMP AND ONTO TXWY C WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HADN'T TALKED TO GND CTL. I DIDN'T SAY WHERE I WAS WHEN I CALLED, BUT I'M SURE THE CTLR FIGURED IT OUT -- NO COMMENTS/CONFLICTS. THIS WAS THE 4TH FLT IN 24 HRS. I WAS RUSHING BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO A SHORT FLT (20 MINS). I WAS TIRED. I KEEP GETTING FLTS RIGHT AT THE END OF MY SHIFT. SINCE WE CAN DEADHEAD PART 91 WITH THE MEDICAL CREW ONBOARD, WE CAN EASILY PUT IN MORE THAN 14 HR SHIFTS. ALSO, MGMNT RECENTLY PUT OUT A POLICY THAT REQUIRES ALL CREW MEMBERS TO DO A SHIFT EXCHANGE, WHICH MEANS THAT IF WE HAVE FLOWN UNTIL 0300 WE HAVE TO BE BACK IN THE OFFICE AT 0800 FOR THE SHIFT EXCHANGE. THEIR REASONING? TO TRACK THE COMPANY CREDIT CARD AND TO HAVE BETTER COM BTWN PLTS ABOUT ACFT MECHANICAL PROBS. THE NEW POLICY IS CAUSING CUMULATIVE FATIGUE AND BAD MORALE.

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.