Large transport flight crew taxies without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295450
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	295450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During peak departure for company cargo carrier our flight with captain taxiing exited north ramp onto taxiway south. First officer attempted contact with ground control several times for taxi instructions. Instructions were given, however, to wrong aircraft. The captain proceeded onto active taxiway thinking he was cleared to taxi. Much frequency congestion with several cut out xmissions contributed to the taxiway incursion. Ground controller was abusive in his call to our aircraft. Corrective action -- control should properly man and use dual ground frequencys during peak periods since they are available.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC TAXIES WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: DURING PEAK DEP FOR COMPANY CARGO CARRIER OUR FLT WITH CAPT TAXIING EXITED N RAMP ONTO TXWY S. FO ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH GND CTL SEVERAL TIMES FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN, HOWEVER, TO WRONG ACFT. THE CAPT PROCEEDED ONTO ACTIVE TXWY THINKING HE WAS CLRED TO TAXI. MUCH FREQ CONGESTION WITH SEVERAL CUT OUT XMISSIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TXWY INCURSION. GND CTLR WAS ABUSIVE IN HIS CALL TO OUR ACFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION -- CTL SHOULD PROPERLY MAN AND USE DUAL GND FREQS DURING PEAK PERIODS SINCE THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

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.