Narrative:

I was giving OJT to a developmental and during this time we had split local control's. We were working ground control/FD combined and were in the process of putting the local control's back together and making a new ATIS. A practice IFR aircraft was taxied by ground control and FD received the acfts IFR practice clearance and through ground control the clearance was given to the aircraft. I was busy watching the developmental in certain area and the IFR practice aircraft called local control ready for takeoff. Local control cleared the aircraft for takeoff west/O knowing or for that matter not caring what the pilot was going to do after departure. Radar called me and said he was talking to an IFR aircraft and asked me if I called for a release on the aircraft. I said no. The FAA claims ground control failed to give local control the IFR strip and therefore I was decertified. I think if all IFR aircraft were to advise local control that they are IFR we would not have had this problem. Better cabin attendant procedures would help, but unfortunately I haven't seen anything in the last 2 yrs at this tower that work effectively. All positions should know pilots intentions prior to leaving the ramp and prior to being cleared for takeoff. It appears that the team players were out to lunch.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTLR FAILED TO ADVISE LCL CTLR THAT SMA WAS AN IFR DEP. ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT DEP RELEASE FROM DEP CTLR.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING OJT TO A DEVELOPMENTAL AND DURING THIS TIME WE HAD SPLIT LC'S. WE WERE WORKING GC/FD COMBINED AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE LC'S BACK TOGETHER AND MAKING A NEW ATIS. A PRACTICE IFR ACFT WAS TAXIED BY GC AND FD RECEIVED THE ACFTS IFR PRACTICE CLRNC AND THROUGH GC THE CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO THE ACFT. I WAS BUSY WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENTAL IN CERTAIN AREA AND THE IFR PRACTICE ACFT CALLED LC READY FOR TKOF. LC CLRED THE ACFT FOR TKOF W/O KNOWING OR FOR THAT MATTER NOT CARING WHAT THE PLT WAS GOING TO DO AFTER DEP. RADAR CALLED ME AND SAID HE WAS TALKING TO AN IFR ACFT AND ASKED ME IF I CALLED FOR A RELEASE ON THE ACFT. I SAID NO. THE FAA CLAIMS GC FAILED TO GIVE LC THE IFR STRIP AND THEREFORE I WAS DECERTIFIED. I THINK IF ALL IFR ACFT WERE TO ADVISE LC THAT THEY ARE IFR WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BETTER CAB PROCS WOULD HELP, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN THE LAST 2 YRS AT THIS TWR THAT WORK EFFECTIVELY. ALL POSITIONS SHOULD KNOW PLTS INTENTIONS PRIOR TO LEAVING THE RAMP AND PRIOR TO BEING CLRED FOR TKOF. IT APPEARS THAT THE TEAM PLAYERS WERE OUT TO LUNCH.

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.