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PIC of air carrier large transport forgets to obtain all clear salute from company ground personnel prior to brake release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tapa |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 186791 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
We were getting ready to depart when ground guide reported that we were cleared to start engines. The first officer told the ground controller that we were ready to start engines. The ground controller did not answer immediately, and when he did answer he admonished the first officer for calling only 2 mins after he had said we would be ready to start in 5 mins per the operating procedures. He then cleared us to start. After starting engines we received clearance to taxi, so I released the brakes. Then I heard the ground guide telling me to stop over the interphone, and I parked the brakes immediately. After properly releasing the ground guide and getting a proper salute, we proceeded to taxi. For some reason I thought that I had cleared the ground guide and gotten a salute, but I had not. Fortunately all I got was a dirty look from the guide man. I was once again reminded that it does not take much of a diversion of attention to cause a dangerous situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF ACR LGT FORGETS TO OBTAIN ALL CLR SALUTE FROM CGP PRIOR TO BRAKE RELEASE.
Narrative: WE WERE GETTING READY TO DEPART WHEN GND GUIDE RPTED THAT WE WERE CLRED TO START ENGS. THE FO TOLD THE GND CTLR THAT WE WERE READY TO START ENGS. THE GND CTLR DID NOT ANSWER IMMEDIATELY, AND WHEN HE DID ANSWER HE ADMONISHED THE FO FOR CALLING ONLY 2 MINS AFTER HE HAD SAID WE WOULD BE READY TO START IN 5 MINS PER THE OPERATING PROCS. HE THEN CLRED US TO START. AFTER STARTING ENGS WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO TAXI, SO I RELEASED THE BRAKES. THEN I HEARD THE GND GUIDE TELLING ME TO STOP OVER THE INTERPHONE, AND I PARKED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. AFTER PROPERLY RELEASING THE GND GUIDE AND GETTING A PROPER SALUTE, WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI. FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT THAT I HAD CLRED THE GND GUIDE AND GOTTEN A SALUTE, BUT I HAD NOT. FORTUNATELY ALL I GOT WAS A DIRTY LOOK FROM THE GUIDE MAN. I WAS ONCE AGAIN REMINDED THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH OF A DIVERSION OF ATTN TO CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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.