A C182 pilot knowingly crossed an active taxiway to provide space for a landing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	633710
Time
Date	200410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dvt.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	633710
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 [reporter] landed at dvt runway 7L and exited at taxiway B9. There was space for only 1 airplane between taxiway B and hold line at taxiway B9 exiting. The 2 other airplanes were holding short of runway 7R at taxiway B9. Ground control was very busy with surface traffic and before we could obtain clearance to cross taxiway B, a beech bonanza landed runway 7L and appeared to be exiting at taxiway B9 as well. Taxiway B was unoccupied from both directions so we crossed taxiway B to provide room for the bonanza. Had we not moved, the bonanza would have remained on runway 7L which was very busy with student training. After we pulled up behind the 2 airplanes waiting to cross runway 7R, ground informed us we 'had crossed an active taxiway,' which we had. We thought it prudent to move without clearance not really realizing we were in fact crossing taxiway B. In retrospect, we should have let ATC work out the conflict and remained in place until receiving clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT KNOWINGLY CROSSED AN ACTIVE TXWY TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR A LNDG ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT #1 [RPTR] LANDED AT DVT RWY 7L AND EXITED AT TXWY B9. THERE WAS SPACE FOR ONLY 1 AIRPLANE BTWN TXWY B AND HOLD LINE AT TXWY B9 EXITING. THE 2 OTHER AIRPLANES WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 7R AT TXWY B9. GND CTL WAS VERY BUSY WITH SURFACE TFC AND BEFORE WE COULD OBTAIN CLRNC TO CROSS TXWY B, A BEECH BONANZA LANDED RWY 7L AND APPEARED TO BE EXITING AT TXWY B9 AS WELL. TXWY B WAS UNOCCUPIED FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS SO WE CROSSED TXWY B TO PROVIDE ROOM FOR THE BONANZA. HAD WE NOT MOVED, THE BONANZA WOULD HAVE REMAINED ON RWY 7L WHICH WAS VERY BUSY WITH STUDENT TRAINING. AFTER WE PULLED UP BEHIND THE 2 AIRPLANES WAITING TO CROSS RWY 7R, GND INFORMED US WE 'HAD CROSSED AN ACTIVE TXWY,' WHICH WE HAD. WE THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO MOVE WITHOUT CLRNC NOT REALLY REALIZING WE WERE IN FACT XING TXWY B. IN RETROSPECT, WE SHOULD HAVE LET ATC WORK OUT THE CONFLICT AND REMAINED IN PLACE UNTIL RECEIVING CLRNC.

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.