An small aircraft pilot said the word 'abort' on tower frequency.

Attributes
ACN	225153
Time
Date	199210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 900
ASRS Report	225153
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On 10/wed/92, a friend had to deliver a plane to another airport. I was to pick him up in my plane. He left the tie down ramp for the active before me. I tried to start my plane. It wouldn't start. I called the tower and said, 'mht tower, would you have small aircraft Z abort his takeoff and return to the east ramp.' I called the tower 2 more times with this request. They did not answer. I also gave them my north number small aircraft 1 when I called. When the other pilot returned to the east ramp, he said the tower told him to call them on a landline. When we called, they told me I should not have used the word 'abort' over tower frequency. They also said they were going to write an incident report and maybe bring charges against me. An hour later, I talked with them again. They told me that they had not listened to the tapes yet, but they were charging me with calling the other plane direct, which I did not do. I talked with them a third time that same afternoon they said that they had not listened to the tapes but they were going to drop the charges, but I would get a call from portland, me, FSDO. I asked the tower and FSDO what would be the correct procedure in this situation. Neither one could give me a concrete answer. I would like to know what the correct procedure would be in this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT SAID THE WORD 'ABORT' ON TWR FREQ.

Narrative: ON 10/WED/92, A FRIEND HAD TO DELIVER A PLANE TO ANOTHER ARPT. I WAS TO PICK HIM UP IN MY PLANE. HE LEFT THE TIE DOWN RAMP FOR THE ACTIVE BEFORE ME. I TRIED TO START MY PLANE. IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED THE TWR AND SAID, 'MHT TWR, WOULD YOU HAVE SMA Z ABORT HIS TKOF AND RETURN TO THE E RAMP.' I CALLED THE TWR 2 MORE TIMES WITH THIS REQUEST. THEY DID NOT ANSWER. I ALSO GAVE THEM MY N NUMBER SMA 1 WHEN I CALLED. WHEN THE OTHER PLT RETURNED TO THE E RAMP, HE SAID THE TWR TOLD HIM TO CALL THEM ON A LANDLINE. WHEN WE CALLED, THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD NOT HAVE USED THE WORD 'ABORT' OVER TWR FREQ. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WERE GOING TO WRITE AN INCIDENT RPT AND MAYBE BRING CHARGES AGAINST ME. AN HR LATER, I TALKED WITH THEM AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT LISTENED TO THE TAPES YET, BUT THEY WERE CHARGING ME WITH CALLING THE OTHER PLANE DIRECT, WHICH I DID NOT DO. I TALKED WITH THEM A THIRD TIME THAT SAME AFTERNOON THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT LISTENED TO THE TAPES BUT THEY WERE GOING TO DROP THE CHARGES, BUT I WOULD GET A CALL FROM PORTLAND, ME, FSDO. I ASKED THE TWR AND FSDO WHAT WOULD BE THE CORRECT PROC IN THIS SITUATION. NEITHER ONE COULD GIVE ME A CONCRETE ANSWER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE CORRECT PROC WOULD BE IN THIS SITUATION.

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.