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Unauthorized takeoff by pilot and passenger in a PA44 after controller issues a departure heading at hef, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 517260 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My training (PIC) partner and I (PNF) were holding short on taxiway B for departure on runway 34R. Shortly after receiving the hold short instructions, the tower called us and told us to fly a particular vector. I cannot remember the altitude, but I believe the heading was 270 degrees. Controller did not say to taxi into position and hold. We visually checked for traffic on final, as we always do before taxiing onto a runway, and final was clear. We then taxied onto the runway, saw that the runway was clear of other traffic, and took off. Upon reaching an altitude of about 500 ft AGL, the tower controller called and told us that we had not been cleared for takeoff. Both my partner and I were shocked. We both thought that we were cleared. However, recognizing that this was not an appropriate time to initiate a discussion with the tower over what had happened, I apologized. Controller called a second time to tell us we were not cleared. I do not know why, but then I told controller that I understood (based on the first call) that we were not cleared. As we flew to our destination and after our arrival, we discussed the situation and mentioned that we would love to hear the recording. We are still not sure that we departed without a takeoff clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH TKOF BY PLT AND PAX IN A PA44 AFTER CTLR ISSUES A DEP HDG AT HEF, VA.
Narrative: MY TRAINING (PIC) PARTNER AND I (PNF) WERE HOLDING SHORT ON TXWY B FOR DEP ON RWY 34R. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS, THE TWR CALLED US AND TOLD US TO FLY A PARTICULAR VECTOR. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE ALT, BUT I BELIEVE THE HDG WAS 270 DEGS. CTLR DID NOT SAY TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. WE VISUALLY CHKED FOR TFC ON FINAL, AS WE ALWAYS DO BEFORE TAXIING ONTO A RWY, AND FINAL WAS CLR. WE THEN TAXIED ONTO THE RWY, SAW THAT THE RWY WAS CLR OF OTHER TFC, AND TOOK OFF. UPON REACHING AN ALT OF ABOUT 500 FT AGL, THE TWR CTLR CALLED AND TOLD US THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. BOTH MY PARTNER AND I WERE SHOCKED. WE BOTH THOUGHT THAT WE WERE CLRED. HOWEVER, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS WAS NOT AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO INITIATE A DISCUSSION WITH THE TWR OVER WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I APOLOGIZED. CTLR CALLED A SECOND TIME TO TELL US WE WERE NOT CLRED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY, BUT THEN I TOLD CTLR THAT I UNDERSTOOD (BASED ON THE FIRST CALL) THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED. AS WE FLEW TO OUR DEST AND AFTER OUR ARR, WE DISCUSSED THE SIT AND MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE RECORDING. WE ARE STILL NOT SURE THAT WE DEPARTED WITHOUT A TKOF CLRNC.
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.