Pilot failed to takeoff when cleared causing landing aircraft to go around. Loss of radio contact.

Attributes
ACN	300200
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	300200
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Waiting in line for takeoff at cle, I was told to expect runway 5L. With a long line of aircraft landing on runway 5R, tower cleared me to taxi in position and hold on runway 5R. Even though the tower did not say be ready for an immediate departure, I could see it was tight. So I quickly maneuvered into position on runway 5R. While taxiing into position, I made a passenger announcement and inadvertently hit the communication FLIP-flop, switching me to departure. Maybe 5 seconds elapsed until I realized what I had done. By the time I got the tower back on I could hear the tower issuing a go around to the aircraft preparing to land runway 5R. The tower then had me taxi off the runway for resequencing. Contributing factors: 1) poor audio panel design: old generation gables head without automatic phone/speaker selection when changing transmitters. 2) expected runway 5L, not mentally ready for runway 5R. Let myself get rushed. 3) ATC takeoff sequence was tight. 4) low proficiency with passenger charter. Business represents 20 percent passenger and 80 percent freight. Considerations: 1) slight cold. 2) didn't sleep well night before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FAILED TO TKOF WHEN CLRED CAUSING LNDG ACFT TO GAR. LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT.

Narrative: WAITING IN LINE FOR TKOF AT CLE, I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 5L. WITH A LONG LINE OF ACFT LNDG ON RWY 5R, TWR CLRED ME TO TAXI IN POS AND HOLD ON RWY 5R. EVEN THOUGH THE TWR DID NOT SAY BE READY FOR AN IMMEDIATE DEP, I COULD SEE IT WAS TIGHT. SO I QUICKLY MANEUVERED INTO POS ON RWY 5R. WHILE TAXIING INTO POS, I MADE A PAX ANNOUNCEMENT AND INADVERTENTLY HIT THE COM FLIP-FLOP, SWITCHING ME TO DEP. MAYBE 5 SECONDS ELAPSED UNTIL I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE. BY THE TIME I GOT THE TWR BACK ON I COULD HEAR THE TWR ISSUING A GAR TO THE ACFT PREPARING TO LAND RWY 5R. THE TWR THEN HAD ME TAXI OFF THE RWY FOR RESEQUENCING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) POOR AUDIO PANEL DESIGN: OLD GENERATION GABLES HEAD WITHOUT AUTO PHONE/SPEAKER SELECTION WHEN CHANGING XMITTERS. 2) EXPECTED RWY 5L, NOT MENTALLY READY FOR RWY 5R. LET MYSELF GET RUSHED. 3) ATC TKOF SEQUENCE WAS TIGHT. 4) LOW PROFICIENCY WITH PAX CHARTER. BUSINESS REPRESENTS 20 PERCENT PAX AND 80 PERCENT FREIGHT. CONSIDERATIONS: 1) SLIGHT COLD. 2) DIDN'T SLEEP WELL NIGHT BEFORE.

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.