Atx freight LR35 aircraft departed, taxied from a non movement area to an area which required cleara...

Attributes
ACN	378190
Time
Date	199708
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	378190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After starting the engines, we turned on the radios and began to taxi on a large non movement area between the hangars. All frequencys were combined on the local controller and several other aircraft called requesting taxi clearance at that time. We began to go through the taxi checklist as we taxied toward the movement area. Although both of us were in legal flight/duty time limits, we were fatigued, and by the time we got to the movement area we had heard several instructions given to other aircraft to taxi to runway 17L. Perhaps because it is our practice to call the ground/local controller as we begin to taxi, and it was now far past that point, we just continued on to the movement area taxiing to runway 17L as though we had been given clearance. We were soon asked by the local controller to identify ourselves, at which point we realized (to our embarrassment) our error. There were no traffic conflicts. I was the PNF. In my mind, fatigue was the primary cause of this incident. We are a night freight company and I had been on duty for 6 1/2 hours. The morning before I had a 2 hour wait for my hotel room and had fallen asleep in the lobby. When I finally got to my room, I had slept just enough to be awake and my sleep cycle was messed up, leaving me quite fatigued by the time of the incident. This problem at the hotel has been ongoing, and we are currently seeking a new place to stay.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX FREIGHT LR35 ACFT DEPARTED, TAXIED FROM A NON MOVEMENT AREA TO AN AREA WHICH REQUIRED CLRNC FROM GND CTLR, BUT FLC FORGOT TO CONTACT CTLR. RPTR ATTRIBUTES IT TO FATIGUE.

Narrative: AFTER STARTING THE ENGS, WE TURNED ON THE RADIOS AND BEGAN TO TAXI ON A LARGE NON MOVEMENT AREA BTWN THE HANGARS. ALL FREQS WERE COMBINED ON THE LCL CTLR AND SEVERAL OTHER ACFT CALLED REQUESTING TAXI CLRNC AT THAT TIME. WE BEGAN TO GO THROUGH THE TAXI CHKLIST AS WE TAXIED TOWARD THE MOVEMENT AREA. ALTHOUGH BOTH OF US WERE IN LEGAL FLT/DUTY TIME LIMITS, WE WERE FATIGUED, AND BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE MOVEMENT AREA WE HAD HEARD SEVERAL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO OTHER ACFT TO TAXI TO RWY 17L. PERHAPS BECAUSE IT IS OUR PRACTICE TO CALL THE GND/LCL CTLR AS WE BEGIN TO TAXI, AND IT WAS NOW FAR PAST THAT POINT, WE JUST CONTINUED ON TO THE MOVEMENT AREA TAXIING TO RWY 17L AS THOUGH WE HAD BEEN GIVEN CLRNC. WE WERE SOON ASKED BY THE LCL CTLR TO IDENT OURSELVES, AT WHICH POINT WE REALIZED (TO OUR EMBARRASSMENT) OUR ERROR. THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS. I WAS THE PNF. IN MY MIND, FATIGUE WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. WE ARE A NIGHT FREIGHT COMPANY AND I HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR 6 1/2 HRS. THE MORNING BEFORE I HAD A 2 HR WAIT FOR MY HOTEL ROOM AND HAD FALLEN ASLEEP IN THE LOBBY. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO MY ROOM, I HAD SLEPT JUST ENOUGH TO BE AWAKE AND MY SLEEP CYCLE WAS MESSED UP, LEAVING ME QUITE FATIGUED BY THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS PROB AT THE HOTEL HAS BEEN ONGOING, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING A NEW PLACE TO STAY.

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.

Atx freight LR35 aircraft departed, taxied from a non movement area to an area which required clearance from ground controller, but flight crew forgot to contact controller. Reporter attributes it to fatigue.