Illegal taxiway operation.

Attributes
ACN	285340
Time
Date	199410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 860 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	285340
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An ATP pilot needed a ride home to his base at caldwell, nj, after dropping his plane off at a maintenance station. I was asked to provide him the flight since it wasn't far out of my way. After arriving at caldwell, an airport that I have never landed at before, the gentleman was so thankful I flew him back to his home base, he wanted to get me on my way home as quickly as possible. He told me to stop on the taxiway after exiting the active runway and he would jump out thereby saving me the time of taxiing to the ramp and shutting down the engine. I felt the man's intentions were sincere, so without thinking, I cooperated. Ground control asked if I just let a passenger disembark the airplane on the taxiway, and I said yes. The ground controller then proceeded to tell me that was against the regulations. My decision to let him out of the plane on the taxiway was skewed because of his insistence of not making me go out of my way on his behalf any longer than was necessary. Telling him I have to taxi to the ramp would have been the correct thing to do.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ILLEGAL TXWY OP.

Narrative: AN ATP PLT NEEDED A RIDE HOME TO HIS BASE AT CALDWELL, NJ, AFTER DROPPING HIS PLANE OFF AT A MAINT STATION. I WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE HIM THE FLT SINCE IT WASN'T FAR OUT OF MY WAY. AFTER ARRIVING AT CALDWELL, AN ARPT THAT I HAVE NEVER LANDED AT BEFORE, THE GENTLEMAN WAS SO THANKFUL I FLEW HIM BACK TO HIS HOME BASE, HE WANTED TO GET ME ON MY WAY HOME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HE TOLD ME TO STOP ON THE TXWY AFTER EXITING THE ACTIVE RWY AND HE WOULD JUMP OUT THEREBY SAVING ME THE TIME OF TAXIING TO THE RAMP AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENG. I FELT THE MAN'S INTENTIONS WERE SINCERE, SO WITHOUT THINKING, I COOPERATED. GND CTL ASKED IF I JUST LET A PAX DISEMBARK THE AIRPLANE ON THE TXWY, AND I SAID YES. THE GND CTLR THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT WAS AGAINST THE REGS. MY DECISION TO LET HIM OUT OF THE PLANE ON THE TXWY WAS SKEWED BECAUSE OF HIS INSISTENCE OF NOT MAKING ME GO OUT OF MY WAY ON HIS BEHALF ANY LONGER THAN WAS NECESSARY. TELLING HIM I HAVE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CORRECT THING TO DO.

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.