C172 pilot had runway incursion after landing at fok.

Attributes
ACN	466600
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fok.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fok.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fok.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	466600
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After touching down on runway 6 at gabreski, I had received no instructions from the tower as to a turn-off as the tower was communicating with another pilot. Therefore, I took the first left turn which turned out to be runway 1. I did not realize that I was turning onto an active runway since it was not marked at the intersection with runway 6, there was grass growing through the pavement, and the centerline for runway 1 was either faded out or non-existent at the intersection with runway 6. Upon making the left onto runway 1, I was immediately told by the tower to 'get off the runway.' I immediately turned back onto runway 6 and taxied down to the first taxiway and exited to the left. Because of my delay in exiting runway 6, the piper behind me did a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAD RWY INCURSION AFTER LNDG AT FOK.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RWY 6 AT GABRESKI, I HAD RECEIVED NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR AS TO A TURN-OFF AS THE TWR WAS COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER PLT. THEREFORE, I TOOK THE FIRST L TURN WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE RWY 1. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I WAS TURNING ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY SINCE IT WAS NOT MARKED AT THE INTXN WITH RWY 6, THERE WAS GRASS GROWING THROUGH THE PAVEMENT, AND THE CTRLINE FOR RWY 1 WAS EITHER FADED OUT OR NON-EXISTENT AT THE INTXN WITH RWY 6. UPON MAKING THE L ONTO RWY 1, I WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD BY THE TWR TO 'GET OFF THE RWY.' I IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ONTO RWY 6 AND TAXIED DOWN TO THE FIRST TXWY AND EXITED TO THE L. BECAUSE OF MY DELAY IN EXITING RWY 6, THE PIPER BEHIND ME DID A GAR.

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.