Commuter taxies onto runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	203171
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : leb
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	203171
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Copilot (first officer) was talking to passenger. Captain called for taxi clearance and clearance (VFR to lga) was told to taxi to runway 7. First officer finished with passenger and taxi began. After start checklist called for. While completing after start checklist and prestart checklist, captain taxied onto runway (approximately 500 yds from starting point). First officer called for ATC clearance with tower, when we were told that we were not cleared on the runway. Brought aircraft to a stop, asked tower if they wanted us to do a 180 degree and clear the runway. They said no, cleared for takeoff. I apologized and then made the takeoff. If first officer had been on the radio for taxi clearance (as usual) instead of captain calling for taxi clearance, he probably would have caught the fact that we were not cleared onto the runway. But he was off the radio at the time. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Since no flight attendant on this flight first officer was doing passenger safety announcement. Did not hear clearance so not aware should have held short. This was first officer second day with company, first day departing leb. Captain giving IOE! Very sharp first officer but not familiar with leb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER TAXIES ONTO RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: COPLT (FO) WAS TALKING TO PAX. CAPT CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC AND CLRNC (VFR TO LGA) WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 7. FO FINISHED WITH PAX AND TAXI BEGAN. AFTER START CHKLIST CALLED FOR. WHILE COMPLETING AFTER START CHKLIST AND PRESTART CHKLIST, CAPT TAXIED ONTO RWY (APPROX 500 YDS FROM STARTING POINT). FO CALLED FOR ATC CLRNC WITH TWR, WHEN WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED ON THE RWY. BROUGHT ACFT TO A STOP, ASKED TWR IF THEY WANTED US TO DO A 180 DEG AND CLR THE RWY. THEY SAID NO, CLRED FOR TKOF. I APOLOGIZED AND THEN MADE THE TKOF. IF FO HAD BEEN ON THE RADIO FOR TAXI CLRNC (AS USUAL) INSTEAD OF CAPT CALLING FOR TAXI CLRNC, HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE FACT THAT WE WERE NOT CLRED ONTO THE RWY. BUT HE WAS OFF THE RADIO AT THE TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. SINCE NO FLT ATTENDANT ON THIS FLT FO WAS DOING PAX SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT. DID NOT HEAR CLRNC SO NOT AWARE SHOULD HAVE HELD SHORT. THIS WAS FO SECOND DAY WITH COMPANY, FIRST DAY DEPARTING LEB. CAPT GIVING IOE! VERY SHARP FO BUT NOT FAMILIAR WITH LEB.

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.