Reporter taxied into airshow box without clearance before airshow was over.

Attributes
ACN	286384
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dnl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	286384
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While waiting to depart dnl called unicom 122.8 and asked when field would open for departure and they said at XA15 to XA30 hours. At XA23 hours started engine and called 122.8 again and their transmission was broken up and could not understand what they were saying. So taxied up to FBO and called again. No answer, so I taxied to runup area. They then called and wanted to know why I taxied into airshow space at time no flying activity that I could see. Temporary tower operator told me airshow was not over and he wanted pilot's license number which I gave. I told him that I could taxi back to FBO and wait and he said to hold my position and he would let me depart shortly -- then I saw 2 skydivers over airshow crowd. After landing they cleared me for takeoff. I think what would help in this case if they had barriers on FBO side of field to indicate airshow box limits. They had none and no guards posted until I taxied to run-up area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR TAXIED INTO AIRSHOW BOX WITHOUT CLRNC BEFORE AIRSHOW WAS OVER.

Narrative: WHILE WAITING TO DEPART DNL CALLED UNICOM 122.8 AND ASKED WHEN FIELD WOULD OPEN FOR DEP AND THEY SAID AT XA15 TO XA30 HRS. AT XA23 HRS STARTED ENG AND CALLED 122.8 AGAIN AND THEIR XMISSION WAS BROKEN UP AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. SO TAXIED UP TO FBO AND CALLED AGAIN. NO ANSWER, SO I TAXIED TO RUNUP AREA. THEY THEN CALLED AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY I TAXIED INTO AIRSHOW SPACE AT TIME NO FLYING ACTIVITY THAT I COULD SEE. TEMPORARY TWR OPERATOR TOLD ME AIRSHOW WAS NOT OVER AND HE WANTED PLT'S LICENSE NUMBER WHICH I GAVE. I TOLD HIM THAT I COULD TAXI BACK TO FBO AND WAIT AND HE SAID TO HOLD MY POS AND HE WOULD LET ME DEPART SHORTLY -- THEN I SAW 2 SKYDIVERS OVER AIRSHOW CROWD. AFTER LNDG THEY CLRED ME FOR TKOF. I THINK WHAT WOULD HELP IN THIS CASE IF THEY HAD BARRIERS ON FBO SIDE OF FIELD TO INDICATE AIRSHOW BOX LIMITS. THEY HAD NONE AND NO GUARDS POSTED UNTIL I TAXIED TO RUN-UP AREA.

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.