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Combines operation of tower ground controller did not give the air carrier flight a clearance. Flight crew took off without clearance. Obtained from ZAU after becoming airborne.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 159808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : laf |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau tower : laf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 312 |
| ASRS Report | 159808 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Air carrier flight departed laf west/O receiving clearance to ord. 20 mins prior to departure clearance was requested from laf ground control. Were informed that clearance would be received upon taxi request. The local controller was working clearance, ground control and local tower control. There were several aircraft in the area, both in the traffic pattern and on the ground. The control tower cleared air carrier for takeoff west/O a clearance to ord. Flight departed laf into VFR conditions and obtained an IFR clearance from ZAU.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMBINES OPERATION OF TWR GND CTLR DID NOT GIVE THE ACR FLT A CLRNC. FLT CREW TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLRNC. OBTAINED FROM ZAU AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.
Narrative: ACR FLT DEPARTED LAF W/O RECEIVING CLRNC TO ORD. 20 MINS PRIOR TO DEP CLRNC WAS REQUESTED FROM LAF GND CTL. WERE INFORMED THAT CLRNC WOULD BE RECEIVED UPON TAXI REQUEST. THE LCL CTLR WAS WORKING CLRNC, GND CTL AND LCL TWR CTL. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT IN THE AREA, BOTH IN THE TFC PATTERN AND ON THE GND. THE CTL TWR CLRED ACR FOR TKOF W/O A CLRNC TO ORD. FLT DEPARTED LAF INTO VFR CONDITIONS AND OBTAINED AN IFR CLRNC FROM ZAU.
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.