Pilot of small aircraft is chastised by ground controller for exiting runway at smo other than at a ...

Attributes
ACN	810133
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smo.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
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 372 flight time type : 363
ASRS Report	810133
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway incursion : taxiway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Upon runway 21 rollout at smo; landing; I 'veered off' of the runway; and continued to area east of taxiway B2 and stopped. I called ground for taxi clearance to lower south taxi lane from taxiway B2. Ground gave me a number to call for possible pilot deviation. I talked to the ground controller on phone to straighten things out. I will roll out on runway in the future unless told by tower to veer off the runway; if a jet is approaching. Such was the normal procedure in the past; to veer off the runway during rollout. So I have been 'lulled' into the habit of doing this after every landing at smo only. The general traffic has decreased at the airport the past few months; so expediting to get off of the runway is not as necessary as it was in the past. So now; I will stay on the active runway until reaching a marked taxiway; then turn off the runway at a marked taxiway only -- as I would at any other airport; unless otherwise instructed by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA IS CHASTISED BY GROUND CONTROLLER FOR EXITING RWY AT SMO OTHER THAN AT A MARKED TAXIWAY.

Narrative: UPON RWY 21 ROLLOUT AT SMO; LNDG; I 'VEERED OFF' OF THE RWY; AND CONTINUED TO AREA E OF TXWY B2 AND STOPPED. I CALLED GND FOR TAXI CLRNC TO LOWER S TAXI LANE FROM TXWY B2. GND GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL FOR POSSIBLE PLTDEV. I TALKED TO THE GND CTLR ON PHONE TO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT. I WILL ROLL OUT ON RWY IN THE FUTURE UNLESS TOLD BY TWR TO VEER OFF THE RWY; IF A JET IS APCHING. SUCH WAS THE NORMAL PROC IN THE PAST; TO VEER OFF THE RWY DURING ROLLOUT. SO I HAVE BEEN 'LULLED' INTO THE HABIT OF DOING THIS AFTER EVERY LNDG AT SMO ONLY. THE GENERAL TFC HAS DECREASED AT THE ARPT THE PAST FEW MONTHS; SO EXPEDITING TO GET OFF OF THE RWY IS NOT AS NECESSARY AS IT WAS IN THE PAST. SO NOW; I WILL STAY ON THE ACTIVE RWY UNTIL REACHING A MARKED TXWY; THEN TURN OFF THE RWY AT A MARKED TXWY ONLY -- AS I WOULD AT ANY OTHER ARPT; UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY ATC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

Pilot of small aircraft is chastised by ground controller for exiting runway at smo other than at a marked taxiway.