Narrative:

The departure clearance was not clear. We contacted delivery to discuss. After push, ramp tower told us to follow the B737 to the spot. I then proceeded in a heads down position to get caught up on the FMS and ACARS. When I was finished and came back to a heads up position I noticed we were behind the B737 on the taxiway. I asked if he had called ground. He replied that he did not, so I switched to ground and notified that we were up and apologized for proceeding beyond the spot. The failure of situational awareness, I think was caused by several factors. Captain was still thinking about the departure procedure. He was monitoring my input of the FMS and ACARS. I did not stop or I did not ask the captain to stop to allow me to get caught up. First officer and captain did not confirm the clearance, for taxi with ramp tower, with each other. The failure to monitor our taxi. Supplemental information from acn 632761: it was my last leg of 2 days with a new hire first officer. I had felt like I was carrying the load of both crew members at several times during the period of both days. Perhaps knowing it was going to be a short taxi, plus his slow performance that got me to pay too much attention in the wrong area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CARJ, UNFAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER AND THE FO NEW TO THE AIRPLANE, FAIL TO OBTAIN CLRNC FROM RAMP PRIOR TO TAXI AT CLT.

Narrative: THE DEP CLRNC WAS NOT CLR. WE CONTACTED DELIVERY TO DISCUSS. AFTER PUSH, RAMP TWR TOLD US TO FOLLOW THE B737 TO THE SPOT. I THEN PROCEEDED IN A HEADS DOWN POS TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THE FMS AND ACARS. WHEN I WAS FINISHED AND CAME BACK TO A HEADS UP POS I NOTICED WE WERE BEHIND THE B737 ON THE TXWY. I ASKED IF HE HAD CALLED GND. HE REPLIED THAT HE DID NOT, SO I SWITCHED TO GND AND NOTIFIED THAT WE WERE UP AND APOLOGIZED FOR PROCEEDING BEYOND THE SPOT. THE FAILURE OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, I THINK WAS CAUSED BY SEVERAL FACTORS. CAPT WAS STILL THINKING ABOUT THE DEP PROC. HE WAS MONITORING MY INPUT OF THE FMS AND ACARS. I DID NOT STOP OR I DID NOT ASK THE CAPT TO STOP TO ALLOW ME TO GET CAUGHT UP. FO AND CAPT DID NOT CONFIRM THE CLRNC, FOR TAXI WITH RAMP TWR, WITH EACH OTHER. THE FAILURE TO MONITOR OUR TAXI. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 632761: IT WAS MY LAST LEG OF 2 DAYS WITH A NEW HIRE FO. I HAD FELT LIKE I WAS CARRYING THE LOAD OF BOTH CREW MEMBERS AT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PERIOD OF BOTH DAYS. PERHAPS KNOWING IT WAS GOING TO BE A SHORT TAXI, PLUS HIS SLOW PERFORMANCE THAT GOT ME TO PAY TOO MUCH ATTN IN THE WRONG AREA.

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.