Unauthorized runway operation.

Attributes
ACN	217087
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hgr
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pie
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 875 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	217087
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While rolling out after a landing at a tower controled airport, I made a 180 degree turn to return to the nearest taxiway without getting a clearance from the tower. I did so to expedite clearing the runway for another approaching aircraft. No conflict with the other aircraft occurred except it had to go around. The tower informed me that I had to be cleared to do a 180 and had violated aircraft rules. Perhaps additional training in the form of local seminars could be done to review ATC procedure required at tower controled airports. This would help prevent other occurrences of this type.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED RWY OP.

Narrative: WHILE ROLLING OUT AFTER A LNDG AT A TWR CTLED ARPT, I MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO THE NEAREST TAXIWAY WITHOUT GETTING A CLRNC FROM THE TWR. I DID SO TO EXPEDITE CLRING THE RWY FOR ANOTHER APCHING ACFT. NO CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER ACFT OCCURRED EXCEPT IT HAD TO GAR. THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO BE CLRED TO DO A 180 AND HAD VIOLATED ACFT RULES. PERHAPS ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN THE FORM OF LCL SEMINARS COULD BE DONE TO REVIEW ATC PROC REQUIRED AT TWR CTLED ARPTS. THIS WOULD HELP PREVENT OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS TYPE.

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.