An small aircraft pilot taxied onto a runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	233279
Time
Date	199302
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ugn
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 1700
ASRS Report	233279
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying for pleasure, locally, in a northerly direction at the shoreline of lake michigan, south of waukegan. I set my transmitter and called waukegan regional airport but got no answer. I tried repeatedly. I could see the 'T' on the radio but no response. I thought my head set may have broken so I tried the hand microphone but to no avail. I continued north along the lake, changed radios but could not raise anyone. I could hear but not transmit. I knew X avionics might still be open, and if it was minor, they could fix the radio. I checked for traffic while still trying to transmit, but it was no use. I turned, checked for traffic at the airport -- there was none. I entered downwind, base, final and landed. I taxied to a tie down area where a fellow said the tower wanted to talk to me. Tower questioned me and I explained that I had lost my transmitter but if it were minor I was going to have it fixed at X avionics. At first, realizing the radio was working, I thought of going over and having it checked out but it had gotten late so the shop would be closed. So I asked the tower to taxi to runway 5 for takeoff. They said taxi to runway 5. While I was taxiing, I heard the tower ask an small transport at runway 5 his intentions. He said he was checking some things and would be a while doing runup, etc. The tower then called me and said takeoff at the intersection (A1) in front of you. I said okay I can do that. When I got to the intersection I checked for traffic, there was none. I was on the line at the time. I let the tower know I was ready to go. The tower said you're already on the runway, takeoff without delay. This I did. I feel I acted in a safe manner -- in landing and on takeoff. The radios worked okay afterwards, but I will check them out carefully. I feel I acted in a responsible manner. The discrepancy at takeoff could be due to the position and distance of the tower from the intersection (A1) and the order takeoff from the intersection (A1). However, I did further check for traffic, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT TAXIED ONTO A RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FOR PLEASURE, LOCALLY, IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT THE SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, S OF WAUKEGAN. I SET MY XMITTER AND CALLED WAUKEGAN REGIONAL ARPT BUT GOT NO ANSWER. I TRIED REPEATEDLY. I COULD SEE THE 'T' ON THE RADIO BUT NO RESPONSE. I THOUGHT MY HEAD SET MAY HAVE BROKEN SO I TRIED THE HAND MIKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. I CONTINUED N ALONG THE LAKE, CHANGED RADIOS BUT COULD NOT RAISE ANYONE. I COULD HEAR BUT NOT XMIT. I KNEW X AVIONICS MIGHT STILL BE OPEN, AND IF IT WAS MINOR, THEY COULD FIX THE RADIO. I CHKED FOR TFC WHILE STILL TRYING TO XMIT, BUT IT WAS NO USE. I TURNED, CHKED FOR TFC AT THE ARPT -- THERE WAS NONE. I ENTERED DOWNWIND, BASE, FINAL AND LANDED. I TAXIED TO A TIE DOWN AREA WHERE A FELLOW SAID THE TWR WANTED TO TALK TO ME. TWR QUESTIONED ME AND I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD LOST MY XMITTER BUT IF IT WERE MINOR I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED AT X AVIONICS. AT FIRST, REALIZING THE RADIO WAS WORKING, I THOUGHT OF GOING OVER AND HAVING IT CHKED OUT BUT IT HAD GOTTEN LATE SO THE SHOP WOULD BE CLOSED. SO I ASKED THE TWR TO TAXI TO RWY 5 FOR TKOF. THEY SAID TAXI TO RWY 5. WHILE I WAS TAXIING, I HEARD THE TWR ASK AN SMT AT RWY 5 HIS INTENTIONS. HE SAID HE WAS CHKING SOME THINGS AND WOULD BE A WHILE DOING RUNUP, ETC. THE TWR THEN CALLED ME AND SAID TKOF AT THE INTXN (A1) IN FRONT OF YOU. I SAID OKAY I CAN DO THAT. WHEN I GOT TO THE INTXN I CHKED FOR TFC, THERE WAS NONE. I WAS ON THE LINE AT THE TIME. I LET THE TWR KNOW I WAS READY TO GO. THE TWR SAID YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE RWY, TKOF WITHOUT DELAY. THIS I DID. I FEEL I ACTED IN A SAFE MANNER -- IN LNDG AND ON TKOF. THE RADIOS WORKED OKAY AFTERWARDS, BUT I WILL CHK THEM OUT CAREFULLY. I FEEL I ACTED IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. THE DISCREPANCY AT TKOF COULD BE DUE TO THE POS AND DISTANCE OF THE TWR FROM THE INTXN (A1) AND THE ORDER TKOF FROM THE INTXN (A1). HOWEVER, I DID FURTHER CHK FOR TFC, ETC.

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.