Reporter taxis without clearance, conflicts with other taxiing airplane.

Attributes
ACN	303220
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cps
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	303220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 30L at cps, tower instructed us to turn right on taxiway east and contact ground. After turning onto taxiway east, slowly proceeded north and called ground after ground had ended a transmission to another aircraft. We were south of intersection of txwys D and east when ground responded to move to the right to let an aircraft that was on taxiway a, west of taxiway D to pass to our left. Ground also found fault with us that we were moving up taxiway east before talking to them. We held short of taxiway D and let other aircraft pass opposite direction to our left. No conflicts were created by our slow taxi while contacting ground. After discussing the situation with ground on our way back out, they suggested that we stop after clearing the runway on the assigned taxiway until ground instructs us to proceed past that point. It has been my experience at most tower airports that tower will give you hold short instructions when clearing a runway if oncoming traffic will be a possible conflict. I may need to change my taxi technique to stop after clearing a runway until ground is contacted. In the past, if no aircraft are observed to be approaching me, I usually roll slowly while contacting ground unless an intersection is ahead -- then I would hold short of that runway or taxiway intersection until contact is made with ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR TAXIS WITHOUT CLRNC, CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TAXIING AIRPLANE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 30L AT CPS, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN R ON TXWY E AND CONTACT GND. AFTER TURNING ONTO TXWY E, SLOWLY PROCEEDED N AND CALLED GND AFTER GND HAD ENDED A XMISSION TO ANOTHER ACFT. WE WERE S OF INTXN OF TXWYS D AND E WHEN GND RESPONDED TO MOVE TO THE R TO LET AN ACFT THAT WAS ON TXWY A, W OF TXWY D TO PASS TO OUR L. GND ALSO FOUND FAULT WITH US THAT WE WERE MOVING UP TXWY E BEFORE TALKING TO THEM. WE HELD SHORT OF TXWY D AND LET OTHER ACFT PASS OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO OUR L. NO CONFLICTS WERE CREATED BY OUR SLOW TAXI WHILE CONTACTING GND. AFTER DISCUSSING THE SIT WITH GND ON OUR WAY BACK OUT, THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE STOP AFTER CLRING THE RWY ON THE ASSIGNED TXWY UNTIL GND INSTRUCTS US TO PROCEED PAST THAT POINT. IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE AT MOST TWR ARPTS THAT TWR WILL GIVE YOU HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS WHEN CLRING A RWY IF ONCOMING TFC WILL BE A POSSIBLE CONFLICT. I MAY NEED TO CHANGE MY TAXI TECHNIQUE TO STOP AFTER CLRING A RWY UNTIL GND IS CONTACTED. IN THE PAST, IF NO ACFT ARE OBSERVED TO BE APCHING ME, I USUALLY ROLL SLOWLY WHILE CONTACTING GND UNLESS AN INTXN IS AHEAD -- THEN I WOULD HOLD SHORT OF THAT RWY OR TXWY INTXN UNTIL CONTACT IS MADE WITH GND.

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.