Taxi without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	294996
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Mk 4000
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	294996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	295005
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing at iad, we exited runway 1R at high speed taxiway 3E, to fully clear the runway environment. In the event another aircraft was landing behind us, we taxied 20 ft along taxiway E1 before we were able to talk to ground control due to frequency congestion. He rhetorically responded 'we should call before taxiing.' in the interest of safety, with no aircraft anywhere around us, we cleared the runway environment: the safest and logical thing to do at that time. There are no hold short lines, so there are no clear definitions for transition to ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT IAD, WE EXITED RWY 1R AT HIGH SPD TXWY 3E, TO FULLY CLR THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. IN THE EVENT ANOTHER ACFT WAS LNDG BEHIND US, WE TAXIED 20 FT ALONG TXWY E1 BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO GND CTL DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION. HE RHETORICALLY RESPONDED 'WE SHOULD CALL BEFORE TAXIING.' IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, WITH NO ACFT ANYWHERE AROUND US, WE CLRED THE RWY ENVIRONMENT: THE SAFEST AND LOGICAL THING TO DO AT THAT TIME. THERE ARE NO HOLD SHORT LINES, SO THERE ARE NO CLR DEFINITIONS FOR TRANSITION TO GND CTL.

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.