Mdt flight crew departs departure airport without having signed or obtained flight release papers.

Attributes
ACN	232683
Time
Date	199301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
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	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 16735 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	232683
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	232691
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Operations called me and asked if I had the flight release from our previous flight. My first officer informed me he did not have that release and assumed I did since I implied I was going inside to operations. I told my first officer I thought he went to operations for the release because I did not see him on the aircraft and therefore I decided not to go inside. It was not until we landed at our next station and operations called that we both realized we unknowingly left our release behind. A simple question as to who has the release instead of taking each other for granted would have prevented this situation. Supplemental information from acn 232691: lack of communication between myself and the captain was the primary reason for the oversight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT FLC DEPARTS DEP ARPT WITHOUT HAVING SIGNED OR OBTAINED FLT RELEASE PAPERS.

Narrative: OPS CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I HAD THE FLT RELEASE FROM OUR PREVIOUS FLT. MY FO INFORMED ME HE DID NOT HAVE THAT RELEASE AND ASSUMED I DID SINCE I IMPLIED I WAS GOING INSIDE TO OPS. I TOLD MY FO I THOUGHT HE WENT TO OPS FOR THE RELEASE BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE HIM ON THE ACFT AND THEREFORE I DECIDED NOT TO GO INSIDE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE LANDED AT OUR NEXT STATION AND OPS CALLED THAT WE BOTH REALIZED WE UNKNOWINGLY LEFT OUR RELEASE BEHIND. A SIMPLE QUESTION AS TO WHO HAS THE RELEASE INSTEAD OF TAKING EACH OTHER FOR GRANTED WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS SIT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 232691: LACK OF COM BTWN MYSELF AND THE CAPT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE OVERSIGHT.

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.