A ground controller became upset when a pilot of a light aircraft questioned the controller's cleara...

Attributes
ACN	300292
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gfk
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	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	300292
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing and while taxiing to parking at smo, ground control said to hold position for departing helicopter about 300-400 ft ahead. When I informed ground that we were not going toward the helicopter, but the other way, ground controller became extremely angry that I should have any say in the matter. Ground control asked for our full n-number and told us to call the tower even though we had held our position when told to do so. It seems the controller became extremely upset when we were merely trying to help make her job easier by informing her of our requested direction of taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GND CTLR BECAME UPSET WHEN A PLT OF A LIGHT ACFT QUESTIONED THE CTLR'S CLRNC.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AND WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AT SMO, GND CTL SAID TO HOLD POS FOR DEPARTING HELI ABOUT 300-400 FT AHEAD. WHEN I INFORMED GND THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TOWARD THE HELI, BUT THE OTHER WAY, GND CTLR BECAME EXTREMELY ANGRY THAT I SHOULD HAVE ANY SAY IN THE MATTER. GND CTL ASKED FOR OUR FULL N-NUMBER AND TOLD US TO CALL THE TWR EVEN THOUGH WE HAD HELD OUR POS WHEN TOLD TO DO SO. IT SEEMS THE CTLR BECAME EXTREMELY UPSET WHEN WE WERE MERELY TRYING TO HELP MAKE HER JOB EASIER BY INFORMING HER OF OUR REQUESTED DIRECTION OF TAXI.

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.

A ground controller became upset when a pilot of a light aircraft questioned the controller's clearance.