CL65 crew does not use before start checklist and attempts to taxi with the hydraulic pumps off. Ste...

Attributes
ACN	732207
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	732207
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Crew was repositioning aircraft from a remote parking location to the terminal area. Due to a breakdown in CRM the captain (me) allowed the standard procedures; ie; checklist completion (before start checklist) to be bypassed. While beginning taxi phase to reposition aircraft I attempted to steer aircraft with tiller and nosewheel steering was not responsive. I applied brakes and called for first officer to do so as well. Just as the aircraft rolled off of taxiway onto soft grassy area I noticed that the hydraulic pumps were not in the required position of 'automatic/on.' contributing factors were crew fatigue (early show time; last day of 4-DAY trip); CRM breakdown (ie; captain allowed external ATC radio calls to interfere with cockpit duties); trying to rush to move aircraft to board passenger at the terminal to make an updated 'etdc' window. Note: only flight crew plus 1 flight attendant on board. No passenger. No injuries; no damage to aircraft whatsoever.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW DOES NOT USE BEFORE START CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTS TO TAXI WITH THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS OFF. STEERING AND BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE ACFT GOES OFF THE TAXIWAY.

Narrative: CREW WAS REPOSITIONING ACFT FROM A REMOTE PARKING LOCATION TO THE TERMINAL AREA. DUE TO A BREAKDOWN IN CRM THE CAPT (ME) ALLOWED THE STANDARD PROCS; IE; CHKLIST COMPLETION (BEFORE START CHKLIST) TO BE BYPASSED. WHILE BEGINNING TAXI PHASE TO REPOSITION ACFT I ATTEMPTED TO STEER ACFT WITH TILLER AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. I APPLIED BRAKES AND CALLED FOR FO TO DO SO AS WELL. JUST AS THE ACFT ROLLED OFF OF TXWY ONTO SOFT GRASSY AREA I NOTICED THAT THE HYD PUMPS WERE NOT IN THE REQUIRED POS OF 'AUTO/ON.' CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE CREW FATIGUE (EARLY SHOW TIME; LAST DAY OF 4-DAY TRIP); CRM BREAKDOWN (IE; CAPT ALLOWED EXTERNAL ATC RADIO CALLS TO INTERFERE WITH COCKPIT DUTIES); TRYING TO RUSH TO MOVE ACFT TO BOARD PAX AT THE TERMINAL TO MAKE AN UPDATED 'ETDC' WINDOW. NOTE: ONLY FLT CREW PLUS 1 FLT ATTENDANT ON BOARD. NO PAX. NO INJURIES; NO DAMAGE TO ACFT WHATSOEVER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

CL65 crew does not use before start checklist and attempts to taxi with the hydraulic pumps off. Steering and brakes are inoperative and the aircraft goes off the taxiway.