Controller #1 may have been in training on local at teb cleared a C750 into position. A glf on final...

Attributes
ACN	635070
Time
Date	200410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Citation X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Make Model Name	Gulfstream Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 93 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2915
ASRS Report	635070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Controller #1 had cleared us to 'position and hold' on runway 6. While waiting in position we heard a gulfstream report on final and receive tower acknowledgement. After about 1 min we heard the gulfstream ask tower if he should go around. There was no response from the tower. A few seconds later we heard the gulfstream ask again if he should go around. I reached over and disabled squelch on communication #2 (our active VHF communication) and heard a different controller (#2) giving alternate missed approach instructions to the gulfstream. Tower audio sounded weak so I dialed in tower frequency on communication #1. The sic and I both switched audio control to communication #1. Tower audio was now clear. We heard controller #1 issue takeoff clearance to a helicopter and a few seconds later cancel the clearance. An airport vehicle requested something, which neither I or the sic copied clearly, which was approved by one of the 2 controllers (I don't recall which). 10-20 seconds later we received takeoff clearance from controller #1, which the sic acknowledged and we began our takeoff. At approximately 110 KTS and halfway down the runway I saw a pickup truck speeding across the departure end of the runway. At the same instant controller #2 said 'aircraft X what are you doing? You were not cleared for takeoff.' I told the sic we were continuing the takeoff. We were well in excess of the 80 KTS we had briefed as our 'abort for anything' speed. The truck had cleared runway and aborting the takeoff at that point posed a greater threat than continuing. The gulfstream had overflown us prior to our departure and was well clear of our departure path. There was no other reported traffic. The sic told tower we were continuing takeoff. Tower handed us off to departure who advised us to call teb tower when we landed. Our chief pilot contacted teb who admitted this was their mistake (a trainee controller).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR #1 MAY HAVE BEEN IN TRAINING ON LCL AT TEB CLRED A C750 INTO POS. A GLF ON FINAL WAS ISSUED A MISSED APCH BY CTLR #2. CTLR #1 THEN ISSUES THE C750 TKOF CLRNC. AT LIFTOFF CTLR #2 TELLS THE CREW THEY WERE NOT CLRED FOR TKOF.

Narrative: CTLR #1 HAD CLRED US TO 'POS AND HOLD' ON RWY 6. WHILE WAITING IN POS WE HEARD A GULFSTREAM RPT ON FINAL AND RECEIVE TWR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. AFTER ABOUT 1 MIN WE HEARD THE GULFSTREAM ASK TWR IF HE SHOULD GO AROUND. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE TWR. A FEW SECONDS LATER WE HEARD THE GULFSTREAM ASK AGAIN IF HE SHOULD GO AROUND. I REACHED OVER AND DISABLED SQUELCH ON COM #2 (OUR ACTIVE VHF COM) AND HEARD A DIFFERENT CTLR (#2) GIVING ALTERNATE MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS TO THE GULFSTREAM. TWR AUDIO SOUNDED WEAK SO I DIALED IN TWR FREQ ON COM #1. THE SIC AND I BOTH SWITCHED AUDIO CTL TO COM #1. TWR AUDIO WAS NOW CLR. WE HEARD CTLR #1 ISSUE TKOF CLRNC TO A HELI AND A FEW SECONDS LATER CANCEL THE CLRNC. AN ARPT VEHICLE REQUESTED SOMETHING, WHICH NEITHER I OR THE SIC COPIED CLRLY, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY ONE OF THE 2 CTLRS (I DON'T RECALL WHICH). 10-20 SECONDS LATER WE RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC FROM CTLR #1, WHICH THE SIC ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE BEGAN OUR TKOF. AT APPROX 110 KTS AND HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY I SAW A PICKUP TRUCK SPDING ACROSS THE DEP END OF THE RWY. AT THE SAME INSTANT CTLR #2 SAID 'ACFT X WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU WERE NOT CLRED FOR TKOF.' I TOLD THE SIC WE WERE CONTINUING THE TKOF. WE WERE WELL IN EXCESS OF THE 80 KTS WE HAD BRIEFED AS OUR 'ABORT FOR ANYTHING' SPD. THE TRUCK HAD CLRED RWY AND ABORTING THE TKOF AT THAT POINT POSED A GREATER THREAT THAN CONTINUING. THE GULFSTREAM HAD OVERFLOWN US PRIOR TO OUR DEP AND WAS WELL CLR OF OUR DEP PATH. THERE WAS NO OTHER RPTED TFC. THE SIC TOLD TWR WE WERE CONTINUING TKOF. TWR HANDED US OFF TO DEP WHO ADVISED US TO CALL TEB TWR WHEN WE LANDED. OUR CHIEF PLT CONTACTED TEB WHO ADMITTED THIS WAS THEIR MISTAKE (A TRAINEE CTLR).

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.

Controller #1 may have been in training on local at teb cleared a C750 into position. A glf on final was issued a missed approach by controller #2. Controller #1 then issues the C750 takeoff clearance. At liftoff controller #2 tells the crew they were not cleared for takeoff.