Air carrier medium large transport departure airport without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	202810
Time
Date	199202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	202810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

After takeoff we were told to squawk XXXX. I looked down at the transponder which had 1200 in the window. Only then did I realize we had not received an ATC clearance to destination. With the advent of pre departure clearance on ACARS, it was very easy under the circumstances to miss the clearance - we had flown the same flight 10 times previously that month. It was surprising that we got as far as we did without an ATC 'strip' on us. The corrective action is plain old 'attention to detail.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG DEP ARPT WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF WE WERE TOLD TO SQUAWK XXXX. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE TRANSPONDER WHICH HAD 1200 IN THE WINDOW. ONLY THEN DID I REALIZE WE HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ATC CLRNC TO DEST. WITH THE ADVENT OF PDC ON ACARS, IT WAS VERY EASY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO MISS THE CLRNC - WE HAD FLOWN THE SAME FLT 10 TIMES PREVIOUSLY THAT MONTH. IT WAS SURPRISING THAT WE GOT AS FAR AS WE DID WITHOUT AN ATC 'STRIP' ON US. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS PLAIN OLD 'ATTN TO DETAIL.'

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.