Mooney pilot found the taxiway blocked to which cleared off runway after landing. Reporter was cleared to another turn off after advising tower controller of the problem.

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Attributes
ACN	531770
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lns.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cadet Mark 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lns.tower
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
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	531770
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I landed on runway 26. Turned left on taxiway H on route to FBO and held short of runway 31. ATC cleared me across runway 31. A plane on the far side of runway 31 appeared to be on a wide apron on the other side of my taxiway. Once crossing runway 31, I realized the other plane had my taxiway completely blocked at his 'hold short' line. I could not exit or clear runway 31. I radioed ground for maneuvering instructions, but he didn't respond. I maneuvered at the runway 31 taxiway B intersection trying to find a position to clear both the runway and the taxiway. ATC came back, asked if I had the runway blocked. I said that he had put me on a head on with another plane and I needed further taxi instructions. He directed me back across runway 31. The sloping ground was a factor in being able to see where the other plane was. Also I believe there was extreme controller distraction. He couldn't keep track of what plane was where, tail number, etc. Ground controller may have been training tower controller. Confusion on that frequency also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOONEY PLT FOUND THE TXWY BLOCKED TO WHICH CLRED OFF RWY AFTER LNDG. RPTR WAS CLRED TO ANOTHER TURN OFF AFTER ADVISING TWR CTLR OF THE PROB.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 26. TURNED LEFT ON TXWY H ON RTE TO FBO AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 31. ATC CLRED ME ACROSS RWY 31. A PLANE ON THE FAR SIDE OF RWY 31 APPEARED TO BE ON A WIDE APRON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY TXWY. ONCE CROSSING RWY 31, I REALIZED THE OTHER PLANE HAD MY TXWY COMPLETELY BLOCKED AT HIS 'HOLD SHORT' LINE. I COULD NOT EXIT OR CLR RWY 31. I RADIOED GND FOR MANEUVERING INSTRUCTIONS, BUT HE DIDN'T RESPOND. I MANEUVERED AT THE RWY 31 TXWY B INTERSECTION TRYING TO FIND A POS TO CLR BOTH THE RWY AND THE TXWY. ATC CAME BACK, ASKED IF I HAD THE RWY BLOCKED. I SAID THAT HE HAD PUT ME ON A HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER PLANE AND I NEEDED FURTHER TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HE DIRECTED ME BACK ACROSS RWY 31. THE SLOPING GND WAS A FACTOR IN BEING ABLE TO SEE WHERE THE OTHER PLANE WAS. ALSO I BELIEVE THERE WAS EXTREME CTLR DISTRACTION. HE COULDN'T KEEP TRACK OF WHAT PLANE WAS WHERE, TAIL NUMBER, ETC. GND CTLR MAY HAVE BEEN TRAINING TWR CTLR. CONFUSION ON THAT FREQ ALSO.

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.