Narrative:

On 4/thur/89 I had business to do at dxr which required my having to go to 2 different locations on the field. Having parked on the tower side of the active (see diagram #1). I completed my business, then walked to my second destination which is located on the far side of the active runway (#2). After crossing the runway, airport maintenance personnel stopped me, told me no pedestrians were allowed on the field, and that I would have to talk with the tower personnel. The individual working ground control then advised me that he would have to file my crossing the active runway as an incident with the FAA. My concern is that I had no idea that my actions would be considered such an outrageous event at such a relatively small field. There were no posted notices that individuals are required to either taxi or drive from one FBO to another. My perspective, guiding my actions, was that I grew up in danbury and spent a good deal of time at this airport as a child where there was no tower, and people walked from one FBO to another west/O incident. I've put a great deal of time and effort into my flight training, and every extra dollar is put toward flying time. It is (was) inconceivable to me that I would get back into the airplane to taxi at $60/hour hobbs time from one FBO to another. I ran across the active from a position, and at a time, which I considered safe and of no hinderance to departing traffic. My recommendations are that if such a drastic measure as the filing of an incident is to result from something like this, then people ought to have some warning beforehand that whatever action is considered verboten. Whether signs be posted stating that pedestrian activity is not allowed, crossing runways on foot is not allowed, or approved pedestrian access-ways are designated, I feel airport policy should be clearly stated before people run the risk, in ignorance, of having a marred record with the FAA. At a field such as lga or phl, it would be somewhat obvious that something like this would be frowned upon. At dxr it never crossed my mind beforehand that there might be a problem with what I did. I hope to god this doesn't end up on my record with the FAA. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states that there has been no follow-up from FAA. Reporter is hoping there will be none as is striving toward an airline career and would not like this incident on record. Ground did not cite any specific regulation referring to the foot crossing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT WALKED ACROSS END OF RWY WITHOUT CLRNC. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STOPPED PLT AND INDICATED NEED TO TALK TO TWR PERSONNEL WHO ADVISED THEY WOULD HAVE TO FILE AN INCIDENT REPORT.

Narrative: ON 4/THUR/89 I HAD BUSINESS TO DO AT DXR WHICH REQUIRED MY HAVING TO GO TO 2 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE FIELD. HAVING PARKED ON THE TWR SIDE OF THE ACTIVE (SEE DIAGRAM #1). I COMPLETED MY BUSINESS, THEN WALKED TO MY SECOND DEST WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE ACTIVE RWY (#2). AFTER XING THE RWY, ARPT MAINT PERSONNEL STOPPED ME, TOLD ME NO PEDESTRIANS WERE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TALK WITH THE TWR PERSONNEL. THE INDIVIDUAL WORKING GND CTL THEN ADVISED ME THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FILE MY XING THE ACTIVE RWY AS AN INCIDENT WITH THE FAA. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAD NO IDEA THAT MY ACTIONS WOULD BE CONSIDERED SUCH AN OUTRAGEOUS EVENT AT SUCH A RELATIVELY SMALL FIELD. THERE WERE NO POSTED NOTICES THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO EITHER TAXI OR DRIVE FROM ONE FBO TO ANOTHER. MY PERSPECTIVE, GUIDING MY ACTIONS, WAS THAT I GREW UP IN DANBURY AND SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF TIME AT THIS ARPT AS A CHILD WHERE THERE WAS NO TWR, AND PEOPLE WALKED FROM ONE FBO TO ANOTHER W/O INCIDENT. I'VE PUT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO MY FLT TRNING, AND EVERY EXTRA DOLLAR IS PUT TOWARD FLYING TIME. IT IS (WAS) INCONCEIVABLE TO ME THAT I WOULD GET BACK INTO THE AIRPLANE TO TAXI AT $60/HR HOBBS TIME FROM ONE FBO TO ANOTHER. I RAN ACROSS THE ACTIVE FROM A POS, AND AT A TIME, WHICH I CONSIDERED SAFE AND OF NO HINDERANCE TO DEPARTING TFC. MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THAT IF SUCH A DRASTIC MEASURE AS THE FILING OF AN INCIDENT IS TO RESULT FROM SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THEN PEOPLE OUGHT TO HAVE SOME WARNING BEFOREHAND THAT WHATEVER ACTION IS CONSIDERED VERBOTEN. WHETHER SIGNS BE POSTED STATING THAT PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY IS NOT ALLOWED, XING RWYS ON FOOT IS NOT ALLOWED, OR APPROVED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS-WAYS ARE DESIGNATED, I FEEL ARPT POLICY SHOULD BE CLEARLY STATED BEFORE PEOPLE RUN THE RISK, IN IGNORANCE, OF HAVING A MARRED RECORD WITH THE FAA. AT A FIELD SUCH AS LGA OR PHL, IT WOULD BE SOMEWHAT OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE FROWNED UPON. AT DXR IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND BEFOREHAND THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROB WITH WHAT I DID. I HOPE TO GOD THIS DOESN'T END UP ON MY RECORD WITH THE FAA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW-UP FROM FAA. RPTR IS HOPING THERE WILL BE NONE AS IS STRIVING TOWARD AN AIRLINE CAREER AND WOULD NOT LIKE THIS INCIDENT ON RECORD. GND DID NOT CITE ANY SPECIFIC REG REFERRING TO THE FOOT XING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.