Narrative:

I was cleared to land runway 31 at btl. I rolled to the end of the runway and turned right onto taxiway east. I was instructed by tower to contact ground control upon clearing the runway. I contacted ground control and advised them of my location and requested to taxi back to the hangar (on the other side of the airport). Ground control then instructed me to taxi to parking, issuing no hold short instructions. I was about 500 ft from the intersecting runway (runway 5/23) and noticed 2 A-10's on short final with gear down preparing to land. I then immediately stopped and advised ground control we would hold short of runway 23 for the landing A-10's. Ground control responded by telling us to hold short and also stated that they didn't realize we were on the other side of the airport. As it turns out, the A-10's were cleared to land and we were cleared to cross the runway they were landing on. A go around for the A-10's would have been improbable as they were 10 ft from touchdown. I believe the cause of the situation was totally the fault of ATC. Upon contacting ground, I advised them of my location, so there was no excuse for them thinking I was on the other side of the airport. Complacency might have set in as well. Battle creek is a high volume training airport and many other aircraft had landed prior to us and taxied off prior to reaching runway 5/23. The situation could be prevented in the future by having ground controllers verify an aircraft's actual position on the airport before issuing taxi instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EVEN THOUGH CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI TO PARKING, PLT OF A MOONEY M20R STOPPED SHORT OF AN INTERSECTING RWY AFTER OBSERVING MIL A10 ACFT READY TO TOUCH DOWN ON THAT RWY.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 31 AT BTL. I ROLLED TO THE END OF THE RWY AND TURNED R ONTO TXWY E. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO CONTACT GND CTL UPON CLRING THE RWY. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND ADVISED THEM OF MY LOCATION AND REQUESTED TO TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR (ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT). GND CTL THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI TO PARKING, ISSUING NO HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS ABOUT 500 FT FROM THE INTERSECTING RWY (RWY 5/23) AND NOTICED 2 A-10'S ON SHORT FINAL WITH GEAR DOWN PREPARING TO LAND. I THEN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND ADVISED GND CTL WE WOULD HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23 FOR THE LNDG A-10'S. GND CTL RESPONDED BY TELLING US TO HOLD SHORT AND ALSO STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE A-10'S WERE CLRED TO LAND AND WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY THEY WERE LNDG ON. A GAR FOR THE A-10'S WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPROBABLE AS THEY WERE 10 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE SIT WAS TOTALLY THE FAULT OF ATC. UPON CONTACTING GND, I ADVISED THEM OF MY LOCATION, SO THERE WAS NO EXCUSE FOR THEM THINKING I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT. COMPLACENCY MIGHT HAVE SET IN AS WELL. BATTLE CREEK IS A HIGH VOLUME TRAINING ARPT AND MANY OTHER ACFT HAD LANDED PRIOR TO US AND TAXIED OFF PRIOR TO REACHING RWY 5/23. THE SIT COULD BE PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE BY HAVING GND CTLRS VERIFY AN ACFT'S ACTUAL POS ON THE ARPT BEFORE ISSUING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.

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.