Narrative:

I was inbound to mhk from the northwest about 10 NM when I contacted the tower. The controller reported to contact on right downwind to runway 21. This would have required me to cross the active runway at a low altitude. I responded with, 'would a left downwind to runway 21 work better?' the controller agreed and I proceeded to an uneventful landing. I stopped to check the WX, go to the bathroom, and file a new flight plan. Upon arriving back to the aircraft, I did a brief preflight inspection soon after shutting the aircraft down, line personnel told me the controller would like to talk to me on the phone. When speaking with the controller, I was informed that I had taken the active in front of a king air on final and also was asked if I understood the procedures for lost communication, and of course my response was yes, as I repeated them back. I then asked if they understood their procedures for an airplane not communicating and got no response. I think what happened was when I got the green light, the controller expected me to take off and not taxi back to the ramp. I also think the amount of traffic the controller was dealing with contributed to the incursion (5 on the ramp and 3 inbound in the pattern).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 STUDENT PLT, AFTER LOSING 2-WAY COM, PULLS OUT ON THE ACTIVE IN FRONT OF AN APCHING KING AIR. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED A BLINKING GREEN LIGHT FROM THE CTLR AT MHK, KS.

Narrative: I WAS INBOUND TO MHK FROM THE NW ABOUT 10 NM WHEN I CONTACTED THE TWR. THE CTLR RPTED TO CONTACT ON R DOWNWIND TO RWY 21. THIS WOULD HAVE REQUIRED ME TO CROSS THE ACTIVE RWY AT A LOW ALT. I RESPONDED WITH, 'WOULD A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 21 WORK BETTER?' THE CTLR AGREED AND I PROCEEDED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. I STOPPED TO CHK THE WX, GO TO THE BATHROOM, AND FILE A NEW FLT PLAN. UPON ARRIVING BACK TO THE ACFT, I DID A BRIEF PREFLT INSPECTION SOON AFTER SHUTTING THE ACFT DOWN, LINE PERSONNEL TOLD ME THE CTLR WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME ON THE PHONE. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE CTLR, I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TAKEN THE ACTIVE IN FRONT OF A KING AIR ON FINAL AND ALSO WAS ASKED IF I UNDERSTOOD THE PROCS FOR LOST COM, AND OF COURSE MY RESPONSE WAS YES, AS I REPEATED THEM BACK. I THEN ASKED IF THEY UNDERSTOOD THEIR PROCS FOR AN AIRPLANE NOT COMMUNICATING AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN I GOT THE GREEN LIGHT, THE CTLR EXPECTED ME TO TAKE OFF AND NOT TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. I ALSO THINK THE AMOUNT OF TFC THE CTLR WAS DEALING WITH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCURSION (5 ON THE RAMP AND 3 INBOUND IN THE PATTERN).

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.