Small aircraft X taxiied without clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	137109
Time
Date	199002
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csg
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	137109
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working csg tower with local control and ground control combined. Small aircraft X called for clearance with ATIS. I looked out and saw him entering taxiway 'D' from the ramp as I read his clearance. After he read back his clearance he requested runway 30. At this point, he had taxied about 800' on the taxiway west/O clearance. This is when I issued his taxi clearance. There was no traffic to conflict with him is why I did not pursue the matter with the pilot. This airport is not particularly busy and it seems to be taken for granted sometimes that one can do what he wants. ATC management has been reluctant to be aggressive in these 'minor' violations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X TAXIIED WITHOUT CLRNC. PLTDEV.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING CSG TWR WITH LCL CTL AND GND CTL COMBINED. SMA X CALLED FOR CLRNC WITH ATIS. I LOOKED OUT AND SAW HIM ENTERING TXWY 'D' FROM THE RAMP AS I READ HIS CLRNC. AFTER HE READ BACK HIS CLRNC HE REQUESTED RWY 30. AT THIS POINT, HE HAD TAXIED ABOUT 800' ON THE TXWY W/O CLRNC. THIS IS WHEN I ISSUED HIS TAXI CLRNC. THERE WAS NO TFC TO CONFLICT WITH HIM IS WHY I DID NOT PURSUE THE MATTER WITH THE PLT. THIS ARPT IS NOT PARTICULARLY BUSY AND IT SEEMS TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED SOMETIMES THAT ONE CAN DO WHAT HE WANTS. ATC MGMNT HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THESE 'MINOR' VIOLATIONS.

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.