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A pilot of a single-engine aircraft relocated the aircraft while in the run-up area, then found it necessary to return to origination point. Pilot taxied without a clearance. Unauthorized taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 319020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 319020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The airplane failed extensive magneto checks and usual fixes for failed magneto checks. I moved the aircraft to the mouth of the run-up pad and aimed back to the ramp but stopped on the run-up pad. I was trying to contact ground control. It was busy. Here comes an airplane. Taxi out of the way, no sweat. Now back to indicate to ground I wish to go back to the ramp. It's a long taxiway back. I wait and listen for a break on ground. Ground control is busy. I try to check the magnetos again, but I still find 2 dead cylinders on 1 magneto. I tell ground I need to return to the ramp. Ground tells opposing traffic to clear the taxiway. When the opposing traffic clears, I begin to taxi. You see, somebody else is talking to ground, and ground is talking to them about a standard taxi clearance to the active. Since I am going the wrong way, I hurry it up. Ground tells me to note for the future that I should wait for clearance to taxi. Oh, well, thought I was helping. And also impatient, I was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT OF A SINGLE-ENG ACFT RELOCATED THE ACFT WHILE IN THE RUN-UP AREA, THEN FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RETURN TO ORIGINATION POINT. PLT TAXIED WITHOUT A CLRNC. UNAUTH TAXI.
Narrative: THE AIRPLANE FAILED EXTENSIVE MAGNETO CHKS AND USUAL FIXES FOR FAILED MAGNETO CHKS. I MOVED THE ACFT TO THE MOUTH OF THE RUN-UP PAD AND AIMED BACK TO THE RAMP BUT STOPPED ON THE RUN-UP PAD. I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT GND CTL. IT WAS BUSY. HERE COMES AN AIRPLANE. TAXI OUT OF THE WAY, NO SWEAT. NOW BACK TO INDICATE TO GND I WISH TO GO BACK TO THE RAMP. IT'S A LONG TXWY BACK. I WAIT AND LISTEN FOR A BREAK ON GND. GND CTL IS BUSY. I TRY TO CHK THE MAGNETOS AGAIN, BUT I STILL FIND 2 DEAD CYLINDERS ON 1 MAGNETO. I TELL GND I NEED TO RETURN TO THE RAMP. GND TELLS OPPOSING TFC TO CLR THE TXWY. WHEN THE OPPOSING TFC CLRS, I BEGIN TO TAXI. YOU SEE, SOMEBODY ELSE IS TALKING TO GND, AND GND IS TALKING TO THEM ABOUT A STANDARD TAXI CLRNC TO THE ACTIVE. SINCE I AM GOING THE WRONG WAY, I HURRY IT UP. GND TELLS ME TO NOTE FOR THE FUTURE THAT I SHOULD WAIT FOR CLRNC TO TAXI. OH, WELL, THOUGHT I WAS HELPING. AND ALSO IMPATIENT, I WAS.
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.