PA28 pilot taxied without clearance. He then had a runway incursion at cys.

Attributes
ACN	497995
Time
Date	200101
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cys.airport
State Reference	WY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 980 flight time type : 980
ASRS Report	497995
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I started engine, turned on radios and tuned in ATIS. I tried to contact ground on radio #1, no response. Tried radio #2, no response. Tuned to tower frequency. No response on radio #1 or #2. Taxied to ramp area leading to taxiway to active and did 2 360 degree turns, trying to attract attention to tower. No reaction. There were no lights in or on tower, so I thought that perhaps the tower had closed. I decided angle was too sharp from present location to tower, so I crossed runway 12/30 and taxied out towards direction of runway 26. Again I did a 360 degree turn and flashed my landing light at tower. They finally acknowledged my presence, but stated over radio to return to FBO. I could hear then, but they could not hear me. While taxiing back, they said if I had a cell phone to call them. I did. I told them I could hear, but for some reason, they couldn't hear me. I asked for NORDO takeoff. They agreed and sent me to runway 30. While taxiing there, I noticed a wire to intercom had pulled loose. I reconnected and 2-WAY communication was established. Flew home uneventfully. Biggest problem was there was no way or place for me to taxi to and get their attention except by crossing runway 12/30. If airport had been busier, perhaps they would've been paying more attention to ground movement. I would have called tower on cell phone, prior to crossing runway 12/30, but that number was not listed in AFD or in commercial book.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT TAXIED WITHOUT CLRNC. HE THEN HAD A RWY INCURSION AT CYS.

Narrative: I STARTED ENG, TURNED ON RADIOS AND TUNED IN ATIS. I TRIED TO CONTACT GND ON RADIO #1, NO RESPONSE. TRIED RADIO #2, NO RESPONSE. TUNED TO TWR FREQ. NO RESPONSE ON RADIO #1 OR #2. TAXIED TO RAMP AREA LEADING TO TXWY TO ACTIVE AND DID 2 360 DEG TURNS, TRYING TO ATTRACT ATTN TO TWR. NO REACTION. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS IN OR ON TWR, SO I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE TWR HAD CLOSED. I DECIDED ANGLE WAS TOO SHARP FROM PRESENT LOCATION TO TWR, SO I CROSSED RWY 12/30 AND TAXIED OUT TOWARDS DIRECTION OF RWY 26. AGAIN I DID A 360 DEG TURN AND FLASHED MY LNDG LIGHT AT TWR. THEY FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED MY PRESENCE, BUT STATED OVER RADIO TO RETURN TO FBO. I COULD HEAR THEN, BUT THEY COULD NOT HEAR ME. WHILE TAXIING BACK, THEY SAID IF I HAD A CELL PHONE TO CALL THEM. I DID. I TOLD THEM I COULD HEAR, BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEY COULDN'T HEAR ME. I ASKED FOR NORDO TKOF. THEY AGREED AND SENT ME TO RWY 30. WHILE TAXIING THERE, I NOTICED A WIRE TO INTERCOM HAD PULLED LOOSE. I RECONNECTED AND 2-WAY COM WAS ESTABLISHED. FLEW HOME UNEVENTFULLY. BIGGEST PROB WAS THERE WAS NO WAY OR PLACE FOR ME TO TAXI TO AND GET THEIR ATTN EXCEPT BY XING RWY 12/30. IF ARPT HAD BEEN BUSIER, PERHAPS THEY WOULD'VE BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN TO GND MOVEMENT. I WOULD HAVE CALLED TWR ON CELL PHONE, PRIOR TO XING RWY 12/30, BUT THAT NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED IN AFD OR IN COMMERCIAL BOOK.

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.