Narrative:

I was prepared for my first nighttime solo. I had never gone from the helicopter flight ramp to runway 8, we always depart directly from ramp. After presolo briefing, I was of the understanding that if no hold short instructions were given, and I was told to taxi to the runway, that it meant to taxi directly to runway (controller did not specify via taxiway). I was hovering over grass when I made my initial call 'request taxi for runway 8 for fixed wing pattern.' controller's reply was 'aircraft X, taxi runway 8.' so then I taxied runway 8, first over grass part of the way and then onto taxiway. I noticed an airplane on final. I called controller 'confirm taxi runway 8.' controller's reply was 'aircraft X, hold your position.' the airplane landed and controller told me to return to the ramp.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A R22 PVT PLT ON HIS FIRST NIGHT SOLO IS TOLD TO RETURN TO THE DEP RAMP AFTER A POSSIBLE GND CONFLICT WITH LNDG TFC AT FLL, FL.

Narrative: I WAS PREPARED FOR MY FIRST NIGHTTIME SOLO. I HAD NEVER GONE FROM THE HELI FLT RAMP TO RWY 8, WE ALWAYS DEPART DIRECTLY FROM RAMP. AFTER PRESOLO BRIEFING, I WAS OF THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF NO HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN, AND I WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO THE RWY, THAT IT MEANT TO TAXI DIRECTLY TO RWY (CTLR DID NOT SPECIFY VIA TXWY). I WAS HOVERING OVER GRASS WHEN I MADE MY INITIAL CALL 'REQUEST TAXI FOR RWY 8 FOR FIXED WING PATTERN.' CTLR'S REPLY WAS 'ACFT X, TAXI RWY 8.' SO THEN I TAXIED RWY 8, FIRST OVER GRASS PART OF THE WAY AND THEN ONTO TXWY. I NOTICED AN AIRPLANE ON FINAL. I CALLED CTLR 'CONFIRM TAXI RWY 8.' CTLR'S REPLY WAS 'ACFT X, HOLD YOUR POSITION.' THE AIRPLANE LANDED AND CTLR TOLD ME TO RETURN TO THE RAMP.

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.