Narrative:

Requested takeoff clearance from tower. Radio traffic was very busy at the time. Tower may have issued a hold short instruction which, due to garbling of the transmission, was misinterped, thinking we had a takeoff clearance. The hold short instruction was not read back. Tower later said we were told to 'hold short' and we replied we did not read back a 'hold short,' indicating that we never realized the instruction was given.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT WITH A STUDENT DOES NOT HEAR HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR AND MAKES AN UNAUTH TKOF.

Narrative: REQUESTED TKOF CLRNC FROM TWR. RADIO TFC WAS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME. TWR MAY HAVE ISSUED A HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION WHICH, DUE TO GARBLING OF THE XMISSION, WAS MISINTERPED, THINKING WE HAD A TKOF CLRNC. THE HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION WAS NOT READ BACK. TWR LATER SAID WE WERE TOLD TO 'HOLD SHORT' AND WE REPLIED WE DID NOT READ BACK A 'HOLD SHORT,' INDICATING THAT WE NEVER REALIZED THE INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN.

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.