The captain was late for preflight creating a rushed preflight planning and an uncomfortable working...

Attributes
ACN	632558
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	632558
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

PF arrived 20 mins late for our 1 hour show prior to flight. He was rushing around trying to complete the flight plan as I was getting the airplane ready and waiting for fuel. The passenger arrived. We loaded the plane and proceeded as normal. As we taxied to the runway, I called for our IFR clearance. The ground controller stated there was no plan on file. The captain stated he had filed with on-line company and it should be there. The controller and captain went back and forth a few times. The captain asked the controller if he could put in a quick plan for us. The controller stated negative, we would have to call FSS. The captain pulled out his cell phone and filed. We received our clearance about 1 min later. I switched to tower frequency and was given a 'position and hold' which I repeated back to the controller and then once again to the captain. As we pulled onto the runway, I was completing the final takeoff checks of our checklist. I then realized the captain put in full power and began the takeoff roll. Just as I was about to tell the captain we were not cleared for takeoff, the controller told us to 'hold our position.' as I repeated back 'position and hold,' the captain immediately aborted the takeoff. We back-taxied to the end of the runway and proceeded to takeoff. This time with our clearance. The captain later stated he was 'rattled' by the flight plan not being in the system. He also stated he was having problems filing it and had received an 'error message' when he did try to file it on the computer. He apparently never went back to the website to see if the flight plan had actually been received. I believe the captain had started his day out badly by being 20 mins late for the show. This forced him to rush around and not be focused on the task at hand (filing the flight plan). His stress was compounded by the clearance not being ready while we saw on the taxiway. By this time he was so ready to get going he just continued on without thinking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CAPT WAS LATE FOR PREFLT CREATING A RUSHED PREFLT PLANNING AND AN UNCOMFORTABLE WORKING ATMOSPHERE. HE INITIATED THE TKOF ROLL WITH A POS AND HOLD CLRNC RESULTING IN A REJECTED TKOF.

Narrative: PF ARRIVED 20 MINS LATE FOR OUR 1 HR SHOW PRIOR TO FLT. HE WAS RUSHING AROUND TRYING TO COMPLETE THE FLT PLAN AS I WAS GETTING THE AIRPLANE READY AND WAITING FOR FUEL. THE PAX ARRIVED. WE LOADED THE PLANE AND PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. AS WE TAXIED TO THE RWY, I CALLED FOR OUR IFR CLRNC. THE GND CTLR STATED THERE WAS NO PLAN ON FILE. THE CAPT STATED HE HAD FILED WITH ON-LINE COMPANY AND IT SHOULD BE THERE. THE CTLR AND CAPT WENT BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES. THE CAPT ASKED THE CTLR IF HE COULD PUT IN A QUICK PLAN FOR US. THE CTLR STATED NEGATIVE, WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL FSS. THE CAPT PULLED OUT HIS CELL PHONE AND FILED. WE RECEIVED OUR CLRNC ABOUT 1 MIN LATER. I SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND WAS GIVEN A 'POS AND HOLD' WHICH I REPEATED BACK TO THE CTLR AND THEN ONCE AGAIN TO THE CAPT. AS WE PULLED ONTO THE RWY, I WAS COMPLETING THE FINAL TKOF CHKS OF OUR CHKLIST. I THEN REALIZED THE CAPT PUT IN FULL PWR AND BEGAN THE TKOF ROLL. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TELL THE CAPT WE WERE NOT CLRED FOR TKOF, THE CTLR TOLD US TO 'HOLD OUR POS.' AS I REPEATED BACK 'POS AND HOLD,' THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TKOF. WE BACK-TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TO TKOF. THIS TIME WITH OUR CLRNC. THE CAPT LATER STATED HE WAS 'RATTLED' BY THE FLT PLAN NOT BEING IN THE SYS. HE ALSO STATED HE WAS HAVING PROBS FILING IT AND HAD RECEIVED AN 'ERROR MESSAGE' WHEN HE DID TRY TO FILE IT ON THE COMPUTER. HE APPARENTLY NEVER WENT BACK TO THE WEBSITE TO SEE IF THE FLT PLAN HAD ACTUALLY BEEN RECEIVED. I BELIEVE THE CAPT HAD STARTED HIS DAY OUT BADLY BY BEING 20 MINS LATE FOR THE SHOW. THIS FORCED HIM TO RUSH AROUND AND NOT BE FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND (FILING THE FLT PLAN). HIS STRESS WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE CLRNC NOT BEING READY WHILE WE SAW ON THE TXWY. BY THIS TIME HE WAS SO READY TO GET GOING HE JUST CONTINUED ON WITHOUT THINKING.

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.

The captain was late for preflight creating a rushed preflight planning and an uncomfortable working atmosphere. He initiated the takeoff roll with a position and hold clearance resulting in a rejected takeoff.