A boeing 737 flight crew pushed back onto a taxiway without clearance at pvd.

Attributes
ACN	444260
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	444260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I let ground crew push back aircraft. First officer had radio problems with microphone and when I got ground crew to stop aircraft it was already in the alley.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BOEING 737 FLC PUSHED BACK ONTO A TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC AT PVD.

Narrative: I LET GND CREW PUSH BACK ACFT. FO HAD RADIO PROBS WITH MIKE AND WHEN I GOT GND CREW TO STOP ACFT IT WAS ALREADY IN THE ALLEY.

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.