Private pilot of an small aircraft sel taxied without clearance instructions.

Attributes
ACN	333440
Time
Date	199604
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	333440
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	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After obtaining local ATIS information, ground control was contacted to obtain VFR clearance for short (34 SM) flight to home base. Ground control was provided with location on airport, request to go to pvw at 5000 ft MSL. Ground control issued departure frequency, squawk for transponder and runway for departure. Aircraft was taxied to active runway (35L) at intersection F. No other aircraft movement was noted on ground in vicinity of my aircraft and no runways were crossed. While doing run-up, ground asked for location on airport. When I responded, they told me they had not issued taxi instructions. To prevent recurrence this pilot plans to be more specific in requesting taxi instructions. Ground control could also issue taxi instructions or clearance at same time that clearance instructions are issued for the flight -- pilot could then decline if not ready to taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL TAXIED WITHOUT CLRNC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: AFTER OBTAINING LCL ATIS INFO, GND CTL WAS CONTACTED TO OBTAIN VFR CLRNC FOR SHORT (34 SM) FLT TO HOME BASE. GND CTL WAS PROVIDED WITH LOCATION ON ARPT, REQUEST TO GO TO PVW AT 5000 FT MSL. GND CTL ISSUED DEP FREQ, SQUAWK FOR XPONDER AND RWY FOR DEP. ACFT WAS TAXIED TO ACTIVE RWY (35L) AT INTXN F. NO OTHER ACFT MOVEMENT WAS NOTED ON GND IN VICINITY OF MY ACFT AND NO RWYS WERE CROSSED. WHILE DOING RUN-UP, GND ASKED FOR LOCATION ON ARPT. WHEN I RESPONDED, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE THIS PLT PLANS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC IN REQUESTING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. GND CTL COULD ALSO ISSUE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS OR CLRNC AT SAME TIME THAT CLRNC INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED FOR THE FLT -- PLT COULD THEN DECLINE IF NOT READY TO TAXI.

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.