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Widebody transport cargo flight crew inadvertently taxies on runway without ATC clearance. PIC cites distractions from WX avoidance, crew rest, fatigue and manual functions usually completed by company computer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf |
| 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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 406220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxied out of ramp onto active taxiway prior to getting ATC clearance. After realizing this, I stopped the aircraft after making the turn onto taxiway D, told the first officer to call ground control (which was very busy). At that point, ground control called us and was noticeably upset at us. I apologized. My flight started out of ewr 4 hours late. We dodged thunderstorms, flying to sdf and got in at XA30, very late. We shortly learned company had major computer problems and all flight plans had to be done by hand. This caused us to leave another 3 hours late. I am also a new captain with only 55 hours in the seat, still trying to get the scenario down. I have learned to make sure the first officer gets a taxi clearance prior to calling for the 'before takeoff checklist.' this may have caused just enough of a distraction to not call ATC at the ramp throat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB CARGO FLC INADVERTENTLY TAXIES ON RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC. PIC CITES DISTRACTIONS FROM WX AVOIDANCE, CREW REST, FATIGUE AND MANUAL FUNCTIONS USUALLY COMPLETED BY COMPANY COMPUTER.
Narrative: TAXIED OUT OF RAMP ONTO ACTIVE TXWY PRIOR TO GETTING ATC CLRNC. AFTER REALIZING THIS, I STOPPED THE ACFT AFTER MAKING THE TURN ONTO TXWY D, TOLD THE FO TO CALL GND CTL (WHICH WAS VERY BUSY). AT THAT POINT, GND CTL CALLED US AND WAS NOTICEABLY UPSET AT US. I APOLOGIZED. MY FLT STARTED OUT OF EWR 4 HRS LATE. WE DODGED TSTMS, FLYING TO SDF AND GOT IN AT XA30, VERY LATE. WE SHORTLY LEARNED COMPANY HAD MAJOR COMPUTER PROBS AND ALL FLT PLANS HAD TO BE DONE BY HAND. THIS CAUSED US TO LEAVE ANOTHER 3 HRS LATE. I AM ALSO A NEW CAPT WITH ONLY 55 HRS IN THE SEAT, STILL TRYING TO GET THE SCENARIO DOWN. I HAVE LEARNED TO MAKE SURE THE FO GETS A TAXI CLRNC PRIOR TO CALLING FOR THE 'BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST.' THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED JUST ENOUGH OF A DISTR TO NOT CALL ATC AT THE RAMP THROAT.
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.