Small aircraft crossed runway witwhout clearance from tower.

Attributes
ACN	138995
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sle
State Reference	OR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	138995
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Small aircraft X landed runway 16. At the runway intersection the pilot west/O request or approval turned right onto runway 13 and taxiied approximately 200'. The local controller asked if he was aware he had taxiied onto another runway. The pilot responded 'I was looking for the (FBO) building. I need to change out a transponder in an aircraft in that area.' then he said 'sorry about that'. This incident was not reported to the facility manager. She refuses to follow-up on them and normally disciplines the controllers with the idea the controller should have been able to prevent the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CROSSED RWY WITWHOUT CLRNC FROM TWR.

Narrative: SMA X LANDED RWY 16. AT THE RWY INTXN THE PLT W/O REQUEST OR APPROVAL TURNED R ONTO RWY 13 AND TAXIIED APPROX 200'. THE LCL CTLR ASKED IF HE WAS AWARE HE HAD TAXIIED ONTO ANOTHER RWY. THE PLT RESPONDED 'I WAS LOOKING FOR THE (FBO) BUILDING. I NEED TO CHANGE OUT A TRANSPONDER IN AN ACFT IN THAT AREA.' THEN HE SAID 'SORRY ABOUT THAT'. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT RPTED TO THE FAC MGR. SHE REFUSES TO FOLLOW-UP ON THEM AND NORMALLY DISCIPLINES THE CTLRS WITH THE IDEA THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT THE INCIDENT.

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.