Controller reporter complains about pilot unfamiliarity with airport while taxiing out.

Attributes
ACN	152939
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sle
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	152939
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Small transport X called for taxi from transient parking. He was assigned runway 34. He taxied to an intersection on runway 34 with only 3700' of runway vs 5000'. When asked by the tower of his intentions he stated, 'I'm unfamiliar and this looked like the right way to go.' it's the pilots responsibility to either know the airport layout or ask for directions if they are unable. Controllers cannot catch every pilots mistakes all the time. This mistake only delayed one other aircraft taxiing this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR REPORTER COMPLAINS ABOUT PLT UNFAMILIARITY WITH ARPT WHILE TAXIING OUT.

Narrative: SMT X CALLED FOR TAXI FROM TRANSIENT PARKING. HE WAS ASSIGNED RWY 34. HE TAXIED TO AN INTXN ON RWY 34 WITH ONLY 3700' OF RWY VS 5000'. WHEN ASKED BY THE TWR OF HIS INTENTIONS HE STATED, 'I'M UNFAMILIAR AND THIS LOOKED LIKE THE R WAY TO GO.' IT'S THE PLTS RESPONSIBILITY TO EITHER KNOW THE ARPT LAYOUT OR ASK FOR DIRECTIONS IF THEY ARE UNABLE. CTLRS CANNOT CATCH EVERY PLTS MISTAKES ALL THE TIME. THIS MISTAKE ONLY DELAYED ONE OTHER ACFT TAXIING THIS TIME.

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.