Narrative:

Approximately XA00, I was cleared to land on runway 33 at robins AFB, ending an orientation flight. I was instructed by the tower to exit onto taxiway C, east -- it is my understanding that this taxiway leads into a restr area. I was told to contact ground control. I contacted ground control and was told to do a 180 degree turn and hold short, which I did. I tried to contact ground and got no response. I tried several more times to no avail. I then tried to re-establish contact with the tower several times and still got no response. At this time, I assumed I had lost my radios, so I squawked 7600 and pushed the identify button. I watched the tower for a light gun signal and saw no signal. I then tried flashing my lights and kept watching the tower for a light gun signal and never received any acknowledgement. I finally checked both left and right and observed no aircraft on the runway. At that time, I crossed the runway and taxied back to the FBO. When I got to the aeronautical club, I immediately contacted the tower. The pilot of another one of our aircraft told me the tower instructed him to contact them. They thought his aircraft was mine. Contributing factors: tower not using the light gun, aircraft on the runway not using landing lights or anti-collision lights, tower not identing proper aircraft, radio failure, and crossing the runway without permission. We have established better procedures for the event of loss of communications during taxi.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PLT, AFTER LNDG AT WRB, UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TWR DUE TO RADIO PROBS, TAXIED ACROSS THE ACTIVE RWY TO PARKING WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: APPROX XA00, I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 33 AT ROBINS AFB, ENDING AN ORIENTATION FLT. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO EXIT ONTO TXWY C, EAST -- IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS TXWY LEADS INTO A RESTR AREA. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT GND CTL. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND WAS TOLD TO DO A 180 DEG TURN AND HOLD SHORT, WHICH I DID. I TRIED TO CONTACT GND AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I THEN TRIED TO RE-ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE TWR SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL GOT NO RESPONSE. AT THIS TIME, I ASSUMED I HAD LOST MY RADIOS, SO I SQUAWKED 7600 AND PUSHED THE IDENT BUTTON. I WATCHED THE TWR FOR A LIGHT GUN SIGNAL AND SAW NO SIGNAL. I THEN TRIED FLASHING MY LIGHTS AND KEPT WATCHING THE TWR FOR A LIGHT GUN SIGNAL AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. I FINALLY CHKED BOTH L AND R AND OBSERVED NO ACFT ON THE RWY. AT THAT TIME, I CROSSED THE RWY AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO. WHEN I GOT TO THE AERO CLUB, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE TWR. THE PLT OF ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ACFT TOLD ME THE TWR INSTRUCTED HIM TO CONTACT THEM. THEY THOUGHT HIS ACFT WAS MINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TWR NOT USING THE LIGHT GUN, ACFT ON THE RWY NOT USING LNDG LIGHTS OR ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS, TWR NOT IDENTING PROPER ACFT, RADIO FAILURE, AND XING THE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED BETTER PROCS FOR THE EVENT OF LOSS OF COMS DURING TAXI.

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.