An incomplete clearance, without transponder code or departure frequency. Clearance was issued and a...

Attributes
ACN	506200
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90.tracon
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	506200
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We received our clearance before departure from morristown. We were given the morristown four departure. I read the clearance back but did not realize, at the time, that I was not given a squawk code or a departure frequency. While I was doing the run up and preparing for departure in the hold block, we were given clearance for takeoff. I was not finished with my takeoff preparations and should have informed the tower that we were unable. Instead of this I felt rushed and took the runway for departure. Upon takeoff the tower gave me a heading to fly and told me to contact departure. At this point I realized that I did not have the departure frequency. Morristown tower gave me the departure frequency. I contacted departure and flew the assigned heading. When I contacted departure they asked where I departed. I told them and gave altitude and heading. At this time I realized that we had a problem. The center gave a squawk code, altitude, and heading. After this point, everything seemed to be fine. The entire problem should have been avoided. I should have not taken the runway until we were 100 percent ready. I also feel that morristown tower did a poor job giving clearance, and verifying my readback. I gained experience with this situation and it will help me to be more cautious about clearance verification.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INCOMPLETE CLRNC, WITHOUT XPONDER CODE OR DEP FREQUENCY. CLRNC WAS ISSUED AND A TAKE OFF WAS MADE WITHOUT HAVING COMPLETED ALL PREPARATION.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC BEFORE DEP FROM MORRISTOWN. WE WERE GIVEN THE MORRISTOWN FOUR DEP. I READ THE CLRNC BACK BUT DID NOT REALIZE, AT THE TIME, THAT I WAS NOT GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE OR A DEP FREQUENCY. WHILE I WAS DOING THE RUN UP AND PREPARING FOR DEP IN THE HOLD BLOCK, WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC FOR TAKEOFF. I WAS NOT FINISHED WITH MY TAKEOFF PREPARATIONS AND SHOULD HAVE INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE WERE UNABLE. INSTEAD OF THIS I FELT RUSHED AND TOOK THE RWY FOR DEP. UPON TAKEOFF THE TWR GAVE ME A HEADING TO FLY AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEP. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE DEP FREQUENCY. MORRISTOWN TWR GAVE ME THE DEPARTURE FREQUENCY. I CONTACTED DEP AND FLEW THE ASSIGNED HDG. WHEN I CONTACTED DEP THEY ASKED WHERE I DEPARTED. I TOLD THEM AND GAVE ALT AND HDG. AT THIS TIME I REALIZED THAT WE HAD A PROB. THE CTR GAVE A SQUAWK CODE, ALT, AND HEADING. AFTER THIS POINT, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE ENTIRE PROB SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I SHOULD HAVE NOT TAKEN THE RWY UNTIL WE WERE 100 PERCENT READY. I ALSO FEEL THAT MORRISTOWN TWR DID A POOR JOB GIVING CLRNC, AND VERIFYING MY READBACK. I GAINED EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SIT AND IT WILL HELP ME TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT CLRNC VERIFICATION.

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.

An incomplete clearance, without transponder code or departure frequency. Clearance was issued and a take off was made without having completed all preparation.