Light transport air carrier flight crew forgot to call for taxi clearance.

Attributes
ACN	301204
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ipt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	301204
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

After engine start, left terminal ramp and entered taxiway without taxi clearance. Was asked by ground controller 'how's your radio working?' responded 'ready for taxi.' was told by controller 'you are already on taxiway, proceed to runway 27.' (note: airport was completely vacant and no other aircraft were taxiing or on tower frequency.) crew was distracted by marshaller. Fatigue was a factor, having worked 3 long days in a row. Should have been avoided by calling ground controller before being marshalled out of terminal area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ACR FLC FORGOT TO CALL FOR TAXI CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER ENG START, LEFT TERMINAL RAMP AND ENTERED TXWY WITHOUT TAXI CLRNC. WAS ASKED BY GND CTLR 'HOW'S YOUR RADIO WORKING?' RESPONDED 'READY FOR TAXI.' WAS TOLD BY CTLR 'YOU ARE ALREADY ON TXWY, PROCEED TO RWY 27.' (NOTE: ARPT WAS COMPLETELY VACANT AND NO OTHER ACFT WERE TAXIING OR ON TWR FREQ.) CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY MARSHALLER. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR, HAVING WORKED 3 LONG DAYS IN A ROW. SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY CALLING GND CTLR BEFORE BEING MARSHALLED OUT OF TERMINAL AREA.

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.