<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1042168, October 2012

A private pilot landed on pdk runway 2L; exited at taxiway F; then turned on taxiway a where; after contacting ground; he was admonished for entering an active taxiway prior to receiving clearance.

Attributes
ACN	1042168
Time
Date	201210
Place
Locale Reference	PDK.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

After landing and departing runway 2L; I taxied onto taxiway alpha; an active taxiway; prior to receiving clearance from ground control to do so. I saw no clear markings or hold lines that indicated that I had taxied onto taxiway alpha. I stopped shortly after departing the runway; called ground for clearance to taxi to the ramp; and was told that I had already taxied onto the active taxiway. Clearer markings would have stopped the confusion. No issue occurred as I was stopped on the taxiway until receiving further instructions from ground control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A private pilot landed on PDK Runway 2L; exited at Taxiway F; then turned on Taxiway A where; after contacting Ground; he was admonished for entering an active taxiway prior to receiving clearance.

Narrative: After landing and departing Runway 2L; I taxied onto Taxiway Alpha; an active taxiway; prior to receiving clearance from Ground Control to do so. I saw no clear markings or hold lines that indicated that I had taxied onto Taxiway Alpha. I stopped shortly after departing the runway; called Ground for clearance to taxi to the ramp; and was told that I had already taxied onto the active taxiway. Clearer markings would have stopped the confusion. No issue occurred as I was stopped on the taxiway until receiving further instructions from Ground Control.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.