C402 part 135 aircraft on tour charter flight with foreign passenger, after cleared into position on...

Attributes
ACN	395357
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 172 flight time total : 3611 flight time type : 431
ASRS Report	395357
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As a captain in a fleet of C402's, in a part 135 passenger tour and charter operation, I fly primarily non-english speaking passenger. Had a full load of 9 foreign tourists on march/xx/98, at las. After taxiing from my company's line to the hold short of runway 19R, I was given a 'position and hold runway 19' clearance from tower. I positioned my aircraft on the numbers of runway 19 and looked back into the cabin to do my final check of my passenger. This is when I saw one of my passenger standing in the rear of the cabin, apparently trying to get into his baggage. Obviously this got my attention as he should have been seated and buckled in. I shouted back to him and gestured for him to be seated. (All passenger had been prior briefed by me to remain seated and seat belts fastened at all times.) there was no response from him and no one could translate. I was concerned about holding on the numbers of an active runway and was impatient to get him seated. During this confusion, I heard something to the effect of 'aircraft on 3 mi final' or '3 mi right base runway 19' which was where we were sitting. After much more coaxing and gesturing, I was able to get my passenger seated. I could not leave my seat of course. I apparently thought I had a takeoff clearance from tower when I heard the last call regarding the landing aircraft. I powered up and rolled. Upon rotation and wheels up I realized I had not read back a takeoff clearance therefore I had not received a takeoff clearance amid the confusion. I stayed low initially and saw there was no traffic conflict, followed tower's vectors, and called them to explain the situation upon landing at my destination. They said the FAA would contact me for a deviation report. I know my passenger also receive a safety brief in their language prior to mine, so they know to remain seated. However, in the confusion and pressure to get off the active runway, I made the mistake of thinking I had been cleared to takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C402 PART 135 ACFT ON TOUR CHARTER FLT WITH FOREIGN PAX, AFTER CLRED INTO POS ON RWY CAPT NOTES PAX OUT OF HIS SEAT. CAPT RPTR ATTEMPTS TO COM BUT PAX DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL APCH RUSHES RPTR TO TKOF AS SOON AS PAX IS SEATED, BUT WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: AS A CAPT IN A FLEET OF C402'S, IN A PART 135 PAX TOUR AND CHARTER OP, I FLY PRIMARILY NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PAX. HAD A FULL LOAD OF 9 FOREIGN TOURISTS ON MARCH/XX/98, AT LAS. AFTER TAXIING FROM MY COMPANY'S LINE TO THE HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19R, I WAS GIVEN A 'POS AND HOLD RWY 19' CLRNC FROM TWR. I POSITIONED MY ACFT ON THE NUMBERS OF RWY 19 AND LOOKED BACK INTO THE CABIN TO DO MY FINAL CHK OF MY PAX. THIS IS WHEN I SAW ONE OF MY PAX STANDING IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN, APPARENTLY TRYING TO GET INTO HIS BAGGAGE. OBVIOUSLY THIS GOT MY ATTN AS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEATED AND BUCKLED IN. I SHOUTED BACK TO HIM AND GESTURED FOR HIM TO BE SEATED. (ALL PAX HAD BEEN PRIOR BRIEFED BY ME TO REMAIN SEATED AND SEAT BELTS FASTENED AT ALL TIMES.) THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM HIM AND NO ONE COULD TRANSLATE. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOLDING ON THE NUMBERS OF AN ACTIVE RWY AND WAS IMPATIENT TO GET HIM SEATED. DURING THIS CONFUSION, I HEARD SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'ACFT ON 3 MI FINAL' OR '3 MI R BASE RWY 19' WHICH WAS WHERE WE WERE SITTING. AFTER MUCH MORE COAXING AND GESTURING, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY PAX SEATED. I COULD NOT LEAVE MY SEAT OF COURSE. I APPARENTLY THOUGHT I HAD A TKOF CLRNC FROM TWR WHEN I HEARD THE LAST CALL REGARDING THE LNDG ACFT. I POWERED UP AND ROLLED. UPON ROTATION AND WHEELS UP I REALIZED I HAD NOT READ BACK A TKOF CLRNC THEREFORE I HAD NOT RECEIVED A TKOF CLRNC AMID THE CONFUSION. I STAYED LOW INITIALLY AND SAW THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT, FOLLOWED TWR'S VECTORS, AND CALLED THEM TO EXPLAIN THE SIT UPON LNDG AT MY DEST. THEY SAID THE FAA WOULD CONTACT ME FOR A DEV RPT. I KNOW MY PAX ALSO RECEIVE A SAFETY BRIEF IN THEIR LANGUAGE PRIOR TO MINE, SO THEY KNOW TO REMAIN SEATED. HOWEVER, IN THE CONFUSION AND PRESSURE TO GET OFF THE ACTIVE RWY, I MADE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING I HAD BEEN CLRED TO TKOF.

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.