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Flight crew of an mdt departed prior to ATC release due to being distracted by worsening terminal WX conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327974 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : inl |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 327974 |
| 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 controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taxiing to runway 13 at inl, my first officer requested and got an IFR clearance to msp. The controller asked if we were 'ready to go.' my first officer said 'not quite yet.' (we had to finish taxiing to the end of runway 13 and needed to complete our 'before takeoff' checklist.) the msp controller responded by giving us a 'hold for release' clearance, and requested we contact him when we were ready to go. For this series of flts we were operating a saab 340A, and had a left bleed deferred which necessitated our flying in VFR conditions with 'no flight into known or forecast icing.' although the most recent WX sequence at XA50Z was 16 scattered, 130 overcast 15, 260/23/11 0000/022, we noticed that there were broken clouds moving into the area from the westerly side of the airport. We were concerned that we would not be able to depart if these broken layers of clouds moved in (due to our MEL'd left bleed valve condition). So, in our haste we departed in VFR conditions and contacted ATC when airborne. Both my first officer and myself forgot about our 'hold for release' clearance, as we were concentrating on the WX situation. ATC immediately questioned why we had departed with a 'hold for release clearance,' and later we were told to contact a supervisor at the msp ATC quality assurance department. He said a report of this ATC deviation was being sent to msp FSDO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MDT DEPARTED PRIOR TO ATC RELEASE DUE TO BEING DISTRACTED BY WORSENING TERMINAL WX CONDITIONS.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 13 AT INL, MY FO REQUESTED AND GOT AN IFR CLRNC TO MSP. THE CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE 'READY TO GO.' MY FO SAID 'NOT QUITE YET.' (WE HAD TO FINISH TAXIING TO THE END OF RWY 13 AND NEEDED TO COMPLETE OUR 'BEFORE TKOF' CHKLIST.) THE MSP CTLR RESPONDED BY GIVING US A 'HOLD FOR RELEASE' CLRNC, AND REQUESTED WE CONTACT HIM WHEN WE WERE READY TO GO. FOR THIS SERIES OF FLTS WE WERE OPERATING A SAAB 340A, AND HAD A L BLEED DEFERRED WHICH NECESSITATED OUR FLYING IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH 'NO FLT INTO KNOWN OR FORECAST ICING.' ALTHOUGH THE MOST RECENT WX SEQUENCE AT XA50Z WAS 16 SCATTERED, 130 OVCST 15, 260/23/11 0000/022, WE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BROKEN CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WESTERLY SIDE OF THE ARPT. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DEPART IF THESE BROKEN LAYERS OF CLOUDS MOVED IN (DUE TO OUR MEL'D L BLEED VALVE CONDITION). SO, IN OUR HASTE WE DEPARTED IN VFR CONDITIONS AND CONTACTED ATC WHEN AIRBORNE. BOTH MY FO AND MYSELF FORGOT ABOUT OUR 'HOLD FOR RELEASE' CLRNC, AS WE WERE CONCENTRATING ON THE WX SIT. ATC IMMEDIATELY QUESTIONED WHY WE HAD DEPARTED WITH A 'HOLD FOR RELEASE CLRNC,' AND LATER WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT A SUPVR AT THE MSP ATC QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPT. HE SAID A RPT OF THIS ATC DEV WAS BEING SENT TO MSP FSDO.
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.