IFR LJ31 departed gai without ATC release.

Attributes
ACN	572688
Time
Date	200301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gai.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	572688
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We departed gai without obtaining a release for our ATC clearance. Contributing factors include the captain monitoring the local frequency during the issuance of the clearance, lack of familiarity with procedures concerning IFR departures from uncontrolled fields on the part of the first officer, and the captain's failure to properly monitor the clearance process. Once airborne, a clearance was received without further incident, and the portion of the flight was conducted under VFR conditions. To rectify this situation, emphasis should be placed in training on clearance procedures, and the procedures themselves could possibly be simplified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR LJ31 DEPARTED GAI WITHOUT ATC RELEASE.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED GAI WITHOUT OBTAINING A RELEASE FOR OUR ATC CLRNC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE THE CAPT MONITORING THE LCL FREQ DURING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CLRNC, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH PROCS CONCERNING IFR DEPS FROM UNCTLED FIELDS ON THE PART OF THE FO, AND THE CAPT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE CLRNC PROCESS. ONCE AIRBORNE, A CLRNC WAS RECEIVED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND THE PORTION OF THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. TO RECTIFY THIS SIT, EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED IN TRAINING ON CLRNC PROCS, AND THE PROCS THEMSELVES COULD POSSIBLY BE SIMPLIFIED.

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.