Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Takeoff without an IFR clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295060
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	295060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	295253
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The first officer retrieved clearance from ZNY while on ground at hpn. The first officer stated that we were to contact center after departure. We departed runway 34 at hpn. I was PNF. I made contact with ZNY. The center informed us that we had not been released from hpn. He said that there was no conflict and asked us to identify. I explained the misunderstood clearance to the controller. He then controled us uneventfully to hvn. The expedited departure from hpn was the main contributing factor. I was not present on frequency when the first officer retrieved the clearance. Also the confusion in the given clearance, ie, he heard contact center after departure. It should have been contact center prior to departure. A more vigilant watch on clearance read-back. Also, I will no longer accept a clearance from my first officer without my being on the radio to listen for the clearance as well. Fatigue also played a minor role. We were finishing a long duty day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. TKOF WITHOUT AN IFR CLRNC.

Narrative: THE FO RETRIEVED CLRNC FROM ZNY WHILE ON GND AT HPN. THE FO STATED THAT WE WERE TO CONTACT CTR AFTER DEP. WE DEPARTED RWY 34 AT HPN. I WAS PNF. I MADE CONTACT WITH ZNY. THE CTR INFORMED US THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED FROM HPN. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND ASKED US TO IDENT. I EXPLAINED THE MISUNDERSTOOD CLRNC TO THE CTLR. HE THEN CTLED US UNEVENTFULLY TO HVN. THE EXPEDITED DEP FROM HPN WAS THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. I WAS NOT PRESENT ON FREQ WHEN THE FO RETRIEVED THE CLRNC. ALSO THE CONFUSION IN THE GIVEN CLRNC, IE, HE HEARD CONTACT CTR AFTER DEP. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACT CTR PRIOR TO DEP. A MORE VIGILANT WATCH ON CLRNC READ-BACK. ALSO, I WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT A CLRNC FROM MY FO WITHOUT MY BEING ON THE RADIO TO LISTEN FOR THE CLRNC AS WELL. FATIGUE ALSO PLAYED A MINOR ROLE. WE WERE FINISHING A LONG DUTY DAY.

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.