Narrative:

After landing runway 2R at pdk and clearing the runway at taxiway J, I contacted ground for instructions to taxi back for takeoff. I didn't have an airport diagram nor did I write down the clearance to taxi, but I was with a pilot who is familiar with the airport. The clearance was from taxiway J at runway 2R, left on taxiway a, left on runway 16, right on runway 20R to runway 2R and hold behind the falcon jet. I had to ask for the ground controller to repeat the last half of the clearance, then I read it back. It first occurred to me that there was a problem when, while taxiing on runway 20R, I heard a C172 being cleared to land runway 2L! I looked out and I saw a C172 lining up on the runway on which I was taxiing. On my own, I decided to turn off the runway onto taxiway a, because the original clearance to taxi up behind the falcon jet was not possible, due to lack of space. Once clear of the runway (runway 2L/20R), the controller asked me to confirm I was clear, which I acknowledged for him. After the C172 had landed on runway 2L and the falcon had taxied into position runway 2R, I was cleared to taxi to and hold short runway 2R. I complied with this and was cleared for takeoff on runway 2R shortly thereafter. During all of this, the controller never said anything that caused me to think that he was concerned or that I had made any error. The whole incident seemed like it could have been handled better on both my part as well as the controller. In the future, regardless of who I'm with, I will have my airport diagram and kneeboard.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA23 SINGLE PLT RELIED ON HIS PLT PAX TO HELP HIM TAXI AT PDK WHERE HE MADE AN INCURSION ON RWY 2L-20R IN FRONT OF A LNDG C172.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 2R AT PDK AND CLRING THE RWY AT TXWY J, I CONTACTED GND FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI BACK FOR TKOF. I DIDN'T HAVE AN ARPT DIAGRAM NOR DID I WRITE DOWN THE CLRNC TO TAXI, BUT I WAS WITH A PLT WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. THE CLRNC WAS FROM TXWY J AT RWY 2R, L ON TXWY A, L ON RWY 16, R ON RWY 20R TO RWY 2R AND HOLD BEHIND THE FALCON JET. I HAD TO ASK FOR THE GND CTLR TO REPEAT THE LAST HALF OF THE CLRNC, THEN I READ IT BACK. IT FIRST OCCURRED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A PROB WHEN, WHILE TAXIING ON RWY 20R, I HEARD A C172 BEING CLRED TO LAND RWY 2L! I LOOKED OUT AND I SAW A C172 LINING UP ON THE RWY ON WHICH I WAS TAXIING. ON MY OWN, I DECIDED TO TURN OFF THE RWY ONTO TXWY A, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CLRNC TO TAXI UP BEHIND THE FALCON JET WAS NOT POSSIBLE, DUE TO LACK OF SPACE. ONCE CLR OF THE RWY (RWY 2L/20R), THE CTLR ASKED ME TO CONFIRM I WAS CLR, WHICH I ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HIM. AFTER THE C172 HAD LANDED ON RWY 2L AND THE FALCON HAD TAXIED INTO POS RWY 2R, I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO AND HOLD SHORT RWY 2R. I COMPLIED WITH THIS AND WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 2R SHORTLY THEREAFTER. DURING ALL OF THIS, THE CTLR NEVER SAID ANYTHING THAT CAUSED ME TO THINK THAT HE WAS CONCERNED OR THAT I HAD MADE ANY ERROR. THE WHOLE INCIDENT SEEMED LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BETTER ON BOTH MY PART AS WELL AS THE CTLR. IN THE FUTURE, REGARDLESS OF WHO I'M WITH, I WILL HAVE MY ARPT DIAGRAM AND KNEEBOARD.

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.