Small aircraft aircraft exiting runway at lgb, crosses taxiway without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	573077
Time
Date	200302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 530 flight time type : 347
ASRS Report	573077
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Exited runway at slightly faster than normal speed. Stopped at taxiway, and believe I was partially blocking taxiway. Cessna 172 was coming towards me on taxiway about 150 yards away. I was unable to contact ground control, because of frequency congestion. Announced my plan to proceed directly across taxiway to large paved area. Ground control reminded me that I needed to obtain approval for any movement across, or on, runways. I believe the cause for this problem was my braking technique, which allowed aircraft to be near or partially on taxiway. Once I believed I was partially blocking taxiway with an aircraft moving in my direction and without being able to reach ground control, I felt the safest thing to do was to move 15 yards across taxiway after communicating with the pilot coming in my direction. To prevent recurrence, I plan to concentrate on getting through to ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT EXITING RWY AT LGB, CROSSES TXWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: EXITED RWY AT SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN NORMAL SPD. STOPPED AT TXWY, AND BELIEVE I WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING TXWY. CESSNA 172 WAS COMING TOWARDS ME ON TXWY ABOUT 150 YARDS AWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT GND CTL, BECAUSE OF FREQ CONGESTION. ANNOUNCED MY PLAN TO PROCEED DIRECTLY ACROSS TXWY TO LARGE PAVED AREA. GND CTL REMINDED ME THAT I NEEDED TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ANY MOVEMENT ACROSS, OR ON, RWYS. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE FOR THIS PROB WAS MY BRAKING TECHNIQUE, WHICH ALLOWED ACFT TO BE NEAR OR PARTIALLY ON TXWY. ONCE I BELIEVED I WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING TXWY WITH AN ACFT MOVING IN MY DIRECTION AND WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REACH GND CTL, I FELT THE SAFEST THING TO DO WAS TO MOVE 15 YARDS ACROSS TXWY AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH THE PLT COMING IN MY DIRECTION. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, I PLAN TO CONCENTRATE ON GETTING THROUGH TO GND CTL.

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.