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An M20P pilot, after landing at hwd, failed to contact ground control before taxiing on the parallel taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hwd.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hwd.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 557048 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Had just completed GPS approach to runway 28L at hwd. As I taxied clear of runway 28L, hwd tower cleared me to cross runway 28R and to contact ground on '.4.' as I was crossing runway 28R, tower asked if I was still up on his frequency. When I responded 'affirmative,' tower asked me if he should increase the runway lighting from medium to high intensity. I responded that he should, as I had not seen the lights until after I saw the runway at about 2 mi out. All the while I was engaged in the conversation with tower, I continued to taxi across runway 28R and onto taxiway a (major parallel taxiway). As I was switching frequencys to ground, I saw a cherokee arrow approaching from my left, about 200 ft away. Not wanting to top in the arrow's path, I continued across taxiway a to the far side out of the way by that time, I was up on ground frequency. Ground was instructing the arrow to stay to the right and that ground was not talking to me. I then called ground, told her I had the cherokee in sight, and apologized for my error. I allowed myself to be distraction by tower's request. Should have waited until I was stopped, short of taxiway a, before engaging in additional conversation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN M20P PLT, AFTER LNDG AT HWD, FAILED TO CONTACT GND CTL BEFORE TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL TXWY.
Narrative: HAD JUST COMPLETED GPS APCH TO RWY 28L AT HWD. AS I TAXIED CLR OF RWY 28L, HWD TWR CLRED ME TO CROSS RWY 28R AND TO CONTACT GND ON '.4.' AS I WAS XING RWY 28R, TWR ASKED IF I WAS STILL UP ON HIS FREQ. WHEN I RESPONDED 'AFFIRMATIVE,' TWR ASKED ME IF HE SHOULD INCREASE THE RWY LIGHTING FROM MEDIUM TO HIGH INTENSITY. I RESPONDED THAT HE SHOULD, AS I HAD NOT SEEN THE LIGHTS UNTIL AFTER I SAW THE RWY AT ABOUT 2 MI OUT. ALL THE WHILE I WAS ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION WITH TWR, I CONTINUED TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 28R AND ONTO TXWY A (MAJOR PARALLEL TXWY). AS I WAS SWITCHING FREQS TO GND, I SAW A CHEROKEE ARROW APCHING FROM MY L, ABOUT 200 FT AWAY. NOT WANTING TO TOP IN THE ARROW'S PATH, I CONTINUED ACROSS TXWY A TO THE FAR SIDE OUT OF THE WAY BY THAT TIME, I WAS UP ON GND FREQ. GND WAS INSTRUCTING THE ARROW TO STAY TO THE R AND THAT GND WAS NOT TALKING TO ME. I THEN CALLED GND, TOLD HER I HAD THE CHEROKEE IN SIGHT, AND APOLOGIZED FOR MY ERROR. I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE DISTR BY TWR'S REQUEST. SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL I WAS STOPPED, SHORT OF TXWY A, BEFORE ENGAGING IN ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION.
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.