A pilot drove his car onto the ramp to communicate with the pilot of his aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	248877
Time
Date	199308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rhv
State Reference	CA
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 Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	248877
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I drove my car on the apron area. A friend was flying my plane and I wanted to advise him that the engine required leaning on the ground. There was no accident or incident but the tower and ramp people were upset with me. Tower said I interfered with the taxi of 1 aircraft. I was not endangering anyone and believe this issue was blown out of proportion. The ramp personnel spoke with me to advise that no vehicles are allowed past the white line on the taxiway. In the future, I will not drive past the white line. I believe communication on this topic is lacking and signs should be posted, due to the lack of security gates at the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT DROVE HIS CAR ONTO THE RAMP TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLT OF HIS ACFT.

Narrative: I DROVE MY CAR ON THE APRON AREA. A FRIEND WAS FLYING MY PLANE AND I WANTED TO ADVISE HIM THAT THE ENG REQUIRED LEANING ON THE GND. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT BUT THE TWR AND RAMP PEOPLE WERE UPSET WITH ME. TWR SAID I INTERFERED WITH THE TAXI OF 1 ACFT. I WAS NOT ENDANGERING ANYONE AND BELIEVE THIS ISSUE WAS BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION. THE RAMP PERSONNEL SPOKE WITH ME TO ADVISE THAT NO VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED PAST THE WHITE LINE ON THE TXWY. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT DRIVE PAST THE WHITE LINE. I BELIEVE COM ON THIS TOPIC IS LACKING AND SIGNS SHOULD BE POSTED, DUE TO THE LACK OF SECURITY GATES AT THE ARPT.

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.