Narrative:

I landed at sba on runway 25. I was unable to exit the runway before the intxns with runways 15R&left. After I had passed the last taxiway before the intersection with runway 15L, and as I was reaching that intersection, the tower called me. I don't recall what the tower controller said, but it was urgent, related to other landing traffic, and he used the word 'intersection.' I knew that the tower had cleared another aircraft to land (I had been slightly surprised that the other aircraft had been given clearance to land so soon after me), so I knew that I had to get out of there quickly. I wasn't sure whether the other aircraft was landing behind me on runway 25 or to my right on runway 15L or runway 15R. (I should have known, of course, because I had heard them being given clearance to land. However, I had not realized its significance nor bothered to remember it.) fearing that the tower might be wanting to have the other aircraft land behind me, and misinterping the instruction from the tower, I started to turn onto runway 15 (I am not sure if it was left or right). Before I had turned more than about 20 degrees, and while I was still on runway 25, I saw the other aircraft on short final for the runway I was about to turn onto, and simultaneously I heard the tower telling that aircraft to go around. I then heard the pilot acknowledge this request. At this point, I continued taxiing on runway 25 and exited at the next taxiway on the right. I remained on runway 25 all the time, and although I turned towards runway 15, I didn't actually turn onto it (except, of course, for the portion that is shared with runway 25 in the intersection). Had the other aircraft continued to land, I would have been out of the intersection before it landed. However, it was safer for it to go around. From this I have learned: 1) listen to landing clrncs for other aircraft as well as my own, so that I am aware of any potential conflicts that might arise. 2) listen more carefully to tower xmissions while I am in the landing rollout. 3) if I don't understand a transmission from the tower, ask for them to repeat it. I think I heard the transmission, but didn't understand it. Although asking them to repeat it might not make me understand it any better, it would at least make the controller realize I hadn't gotten his message. Keep my taxiing speed up while on the runway, so as to exit onto a taxiway as soon as possible.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TB21 PLT LNDG RWY 25 AT SBA STARTS TO TURN ON INTERSECTING RWY 15 REQUIRING LNDG TFC RWY 15 TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: I LANDED AT SBA ON RWY 25. I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE RWY BEFORE THE INTXNS WITH RWYS 15R&L. AFTER I HAD PASSED THE LAST TXWY BEFORE THE INTXN WITH RWY 15L, AND AS I WAS REACHING THAT INTXN, THE TWR CALLED ME. I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE TWR CTLR SAID, BUT IT WAS URGENT, RELATED TO OTHER LNDG TFC, AND HE USED THE WORD 'INTXN.' I KNEW THAT THE TWR HAD CLRED ANOTHER ACFT TO LAND (I HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY SURPRISED THAT THE OTHER ACFT HAD BEEN GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND SO SOON AFTER ME), SO I KNEW THAT I HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE QUICKLY. I WASN'T SURE WHETHER THE OTHER ACFT WAS LNDG BEHIND ME ON RWY 25 OR TO MY R ON RWY 15L OR RWY 15R. (I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, OF COURSE, BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THEM BEING GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND. HOWEVER, I HAD NOT REALIZED ITS SIGNIFICANCE NOR BOTHERED TO REMEMBER IT.) FEARING THAT THE TWR MIGHT BE WANTING TO HAVE THE OTHER ACFT LAND BEHIND ME, AND MISINTERPING THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE TWR, I STARTED TO TURN ONTO RWY 15 (I AM NOT SURE IF IT WAS L OR R). BEFORE I HAD TURNED MORE THAN ABOUT 20 DEGS, AND WHILE I WAS STILL ON RWY 25, I SAW THE OTHER ACFT ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE RWY I WAS ABOUT TO TURN ONTO, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY I HEARD THE TWR TELLING THAT ACFT TO GO AROUND. I THEN HEARD THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS REQUEST. AT THIS POINT, I CONTINUED TAXIING ON RWY 25 AND EXITED AT THE NEXT TXWY ON THE R. I REMAINED ON RWY 25 ALL THE TIME, AND ALTHOUGH I TURNED TOWARDS RWY 15, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY TURN ONTO IT (EXCEPT, OF COURSE, FOR THE PORTION THAT IS SHARED WITH RWY 25 IN THE INTXN). HAD THE OTHER ACFT CONTINUED TO LAND, I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE INTXN BEFORE IT LANDED. HOWEVER, IT WAS SAFER FOR IT TO GO AROUND. FROM THIS I HAVE LEARNED: 1) LISTEN TO LNDG CLRNCS FOR OTHER ACFT AS WELL AS MY OWN, SO THAT I AM AWARE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT MIGHT ARISE. 2) LISTEN MORE CAREFULLY TO TWR XMISSIONS WHILE I AM IN THE LNDG ROLLOUT. 3) IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND A XMISSION FROM THE TWR, ASK FOR THEM TO REPEAT IT. I THINK I HEARD THE XMISSION, BUT DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. ALTHOUGH ASKING THEM TO REPEAT IT MIGHT NOT MAKE ME UNDERSTAND IT ANY BETTER, IT WOULD AT LEAST MAKE THE CTLR REALIZE I HADN'T GOTTEN HIS MESSAGE. KEEP MY TAXIING SPD UP WHILE ON THE RWY, SO AS TO EXIT ONTO A TXWY ASAP.

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.