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Taxiway incursion and ground controller's exaggerated response as a PA31 cargo pilot uses taxiway C for taxi to runway 17L at apa, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539982 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apa.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 539982 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : apa.tower |
| Airport | design : apa.airport |
Narrative:
Approximately XA35 I called ground controller for taxi as aircraft X. Taxi instructions as follows: 'aircraft X, taxi runway 17L!' I told ground that I was coming out of FBO east. I proceeded to enter taxiway C at intersection C4, then west on taxiway C, toward taxiway a. Abeam intersection C3, ground controller exclaimed (almost yelled) 'aircraft X, you were not authority/authorized onto taxiway C. Exit now (or immediately).' to which I stated 'aircraft X, I did not know that. Missed C3, will have to exit at C2.' ground controller informed me 'ok, taxiway X is under control of the tower.' the rest of the flight proceeded normally. After having studied the government airport diagram, I find no note that refers to taxiway C being tower controled. Neither was there a NOTAM, nor did it say on ATIS. My question is: how am I supposed to know any kind of restrs without any communication to indicate so? Note: the area inside of txwys C and a (northeast quadrant) is all non movement area. The reason I called for taxi clearance is to be able to use active txwys, not non movement areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TXWY INCURSION AND GND CTLR'S EXAGGERATED RESPONSE AS A PA31 CARGO PLT USES TXWY C FOR TAXI TO RWY 17L AT APA, CO.
Narrative: APPROX XA35 I CALLED GND CTLR FOR TAXI AS ACFT X. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AS FOLLOWS: 'ACFT X, TAXI RWY 17L!' I TOLD GND THAT I WAS COMING OUT OF FBO E. I PROCEEDED TO ENTER TXWY C AT INTXN C4, THEN W ON TXWY C, TOWARD TXWY A. ABEAM INTXN C3, GND CTLR EXCLAIMED (ALMOST YELLED) 'ACFT X, YOU WERE NOT AUTH ONTO TXWY C. EXIT NOW (OR IMMEDIATELY).' TO WHICH I STATED 'ACFT X, I DID NOT KNOW THAT. MISSED C3, WILL HAVE TO EXIT AT C2.' GND CTLR INFORMED ME 'OK, TXWY X IS UNDER CTL OF THE TWR.' THE REST OF THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. AFTER HAVING STUDIED THE GOV ARPT DIAGRAM, I FIND NO NOTE THAT REFERS TO TXWY C BEING TWR CTLED. NEITHER WAS THERE A NOTAM, NOR DID IT SAY ON ATIS. MY QUESTION IS: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW ANY KIND OF RESTRS WITHOUT ANY COM TO INDICATE SO? NOTE: THE AREA INSIDE OF TXWYS C AND A (NE QUADRANT) IS ALL NON MOVEMENT AREA. THE REASON I CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC IS TO BE ABLE TO USE ACTIVE TXWYS, NOT NON MOVEMENT AREAS.
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.