Inexperienced first officer obtained IFR clearance but failed to notify captain. Captain's plan was takeoff VFR and obtain clearance in the air. After takeoff ATC questioned why they had not called for release.

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Attributes
ACN	321863
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fat airport : vis
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fat
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Learjet 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	321863
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed VFR after first officer received IFR clearance without notifying the captain. Captain asked for AWOS III report from first officer. First officer stated it was VFR. Captain recommended a VFR departure then pick up clearance in the air. First officer concurred without stating he received an IFR clearance. When notifying ATC for clearance, ATC stated we were on a clearance and why we didn't call for release. Gave telephone number to crew. I, the captain conferred with ATC supervisor about situation. We both concurred that there was a breakdown in crew communication. I as PIC of the aircraft will no longer let the first officer receive or request any clearance unless both pilots are there to copy the clrncs and concur what the clearance states. Contributor: we had problem getting fuel at visibility airport. Fuel station was closed. Captain worked to get a fueler while first officer assumed to get the IFR clearance. Captain wasn't present. No other aircraft were involved and there was no danger to life or property. Result of a procedure breakdown. First time captain flew with first officer. First officer had no experience in jets or LR36 models.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INEXPERIENCED FO OBTAINED IFR CLRNC BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY CAPT. CAPT'S PLAN WAS TKOF VFR AND OBTAIN CLRNC IN THE AIR. AFTER TKOF ATC QUESTIONED WHY THEY HAD NOT CALLED FOR RELEASE.

Narrative: DEPARTED VFR AFTER FO RECEIVED IFR CLRNC WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE CAPT. CAPT ASKED FOR AWOS III RPT FROM FO. FO STATED IT WAS VFR. CAPT RECOMMENDED A VFR DEP THEN PICK UP CLRNC IN THE AIR. FO CONCURRED WITHOUT STATING HE RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC. WHEN NOTIFYING ATC FOR CLRNC, ATC STATED WE WERE ON A CLRNC AND WHY WE DIDN'T CALL FOR RELEASE. GAVE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CREW. I, THE CAPT CONFERRED WITH ATC SUPVR ABOUT SIT. WE BOTH CONCURRED THAT THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN CREW COM. I AS PIC OF THE ACFT WILL NO LONGER LET THE FO RECEIVE OR REQUEST ANY CLRNC UNLESS BOTH PLTS ARE THERE TO COPY THE CLRNCS AND CONCUR WHAT THE CLRNC STATES. CONTRIBUTOR: WE HAD PROB GETTING FUEL AT VIS ARPT. FUEL STATION WAS CLOSED. CAPT WORKED TO GET A FUELER WHILE FO ASSUMED TO GET THE IFR CLRNC. CAPT WASN'T PRESENT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED AND THERE WAS NO DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. RESULT OF A PROC BREAKDOWN. FIRST TIME CAPT FLEW WITH FO. FO HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN JETS OR LR36 MODELS.

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.