Flight crew did not comply with controller instruction to contact ground.

Attributes
ACN	307620
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	307620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem was a miscom between crew. We were instructed by tower to allow commuter aircraft to pass right to left and contact ground. We allowed the commuter to pass and then taxied to gate. While en route (short distance) there was a question concerning clearance to gate by tower or contact ground. Called ground and were advised of no problem continue taxi to gate. No conflicts. I believe primary cause was scheduled reduced rest of 8 hours previous evening and compromised crew communication. Problem was discovered by proper crew rescue management and corrected promptly. Crew believes primary factor in mistake was a result of minimum sleep. Recommend minimum 9 hours reduced rest and worded such so that is not scheduled reduced rest. Crew recommends for present to take whatever extra time necessary to minimize human factor mistakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DID NOT COMPLY WITH CTLR INSTRUCTION TO CONTACT GND.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS A MISCOM BTWN CREW. WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO ALLOW COMMUTER ACFT TO PASS R TO L AND CONTACT GND. WE ALLOWED THE COMMUTER TO PASS AND THEN TAXIED TO GATE. WHILE ENRTE (SHORT DISTANCE) THERE WAS A QUESTION CONCERNING CLRNC TO GATE BY TWR OR CONTACT GND. CALLED GND AND WERE ADVISED OF NO PROB CONTINUE TAXI TO GATE. NO CONFLICTS. I BELIEVE PRIMARY CAUSE WAS SCHEDULED REDUCED REST OF 8 HRS PREVIOUS EVENING AND COMPROMISED CREW COM. PROB WAS DISCOVERED BY PROPER CREW RESCUE MGMNT AND CORRECTED PROMPTLY. CREW BELIEVES PRIMARY FACTOR IN MISTAKE WAS A RESULT OF MINIMUM SLEEP. RECOMMEND MINIMUM 9 HRS REDUCED REST AND WORDED SUCH SO THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED REDUCED REST. CREW RECOMMENDS FOR PRESENT TO TAKE WHATEVER EXTRA TIME NECESSARY TO MINIMIZE HUMAN FACTOR MISTAKES.

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.