Narrative:

Landed runway 31L, turned off midfield and stopped aircraft immediately between active runways. Contacted ground, stating position and lack of familiarity with field, requested directions to FBO. Ground said, 'hold position and return to tower frequency.' tower said that I 'should not change frequency until instructed to do so and to hold short runway 31R.' I replied, 'aircraft X holding short.' tower said, 'report holding short runway.' I replied, 'reed hillview tower, cessna X holding short runway 31R.' tower again told me not to move aircraft until advised. I replied that I could see other aircraft departing and had no intention of moving. Tower then cleared me to cross runway 31R to taxiway Z and hold short. I proceeded across runway 31R and taxiway Y and stopped aircraft at taxiway Z, which runs down the paved ramp area. Tower said I was told to hold short of taxiway Z and I was starting onto it. This is ramp area with hangars abutting and no other aircraft, stopped or moving for several hundred yards either direction. I told tower I had never been on field before and wasn't coming back, then went to ground and was directed to FBO without incident. Tower operator was very abrupt from first contact with both me and other aircraft in traffic, apparently experiencing broken or static xmissions. My unfamiliarity with field contributed to possible mistake in radio procedure. However, at all times I was in radio contact with the facility and never conflicted with other traffic. Tower operator's reprimand and irritability invited a similar response from me which was not conducive to good operations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG RHV, A C180 PLT VOWS NOT TO RETURN AFTER RECEIVING RUDE HANDLING BY THE TWR CTLR.

Narrative: LANDED RWY 31L, TURNED OFF MIDFIELD AND STOPPED ACFT IMMEDIATELY BTWN ACTIVE RWYS. CONTACTED GND, STATING POS AND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH FIELD, REQUESTED DIRECTIONS TO FBO. GND SAID, 'HOLD POS AND RETURN TO TWR FREQ.' TWR SAID THAT I 'SHOULD NOT CHANGE FREQ UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO AND TO HOLD SHORT RWY 31R.' I REPLIED, 'ACFT X HOLDING SHORT.' TWR SAID, 'RPT HOLDING SHORT RWY.' I REPLIED, 'REED HILLVIEW TWR, CESSNA X HOLDING SHORT RWY 31R.' TWR AGAIN TOLD ME NOT TO MOVE ACFT UNTIL ADVISED. I REPLIED THAT I COULD SEE OTHER ACFT DEPARTING AND HAD NO INTENTION OF MOVING. TWR THEN CLRED ME TO CROSS RWY 31R TO TXWY Z AND HOLD SHORT. I PROCEEDED ACROSS RWY 31R AND TXWY Y AND STOPPED ACFT AT TXWY Z, WHICH RUNS DOWN THE PAVED RAMP AREA. TWR SAID I WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY Z AND I WAS STARTING ONTO IT. THIS IS RAMP AREA WITH HANGARS ABUTTING AND NO OTHER ACFT, STOPPED OR MOVING FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS EITHER DIRECTION. I TOLD TWR I HAD NEVER BEEN ON FIELD BEFORE AND WASN'T COMING BACK, THEN WENT TO GND AND WAS DIRECTED TO FBO WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWR OPERATOR WAS VERY ABRUPT FROM FIRST CONTACT WITH BOTH ME AND OTHER ACFT IN TFC, APPARENTLY EXPERIENCING BROKEN OR STATIC XMISSIONS. MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH FIELD CONTRIBUTED TO POSSIBLE MISTAKE IN RADIO PROC. HOWEVER, AT ALL TIMES I WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH THE FACILITY AND NEVER CONFLICTED WITH OTHER TFC. TWR OPERATOR'S REPRIMAND AND IRRITABILITY INVITED A SIMILAR RESPONSE FROM ME WHICH WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD OPS.

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.