<< >> NASA ASRS Report 360931, February 1997

A BE36 landed runway 8 and in clearing the runway did not contact ground control who was busy making a new ATIS broadcast. The aircraft taxied across another active runway, runway 31, without a clearance. The local controller discovered at that time the aircraft was still on his frequency. The pilot apologized.

Attributes
ACN	360931
Time
Date	199702
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lns
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : commercial
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 300
ASRS Report	360931
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Low visibility, snow, BE36 on ILS runway 8 landed. Instructed to contact ground. Aircraft cleared runway, taxied across active runway 31. When called by local, pilot said I'm sorry I forgot to switch radios. On local, I thought aircraft was on ground control. Ground was doing WX, did not see aircraft taxiing. Somewhere, somehow pilots, especially GA and students have to get the flick that this practice can kill someone. ATC, due to traffic diversions, or aircraft may not be on correct frequency or not on frequency at all. Cannot do anything about it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 LANDED RWY 8 AND IN CLRING THE RWY DID NOT CONTACT GND CTL WHO WAS BUSY MAKING A NEW ATIS BROADCAST. THE ACFT TAXIED ACROSS ANOTHER ACTIVE RWY, RWY 31, WITHOUT A CLRNC. THE LCL CTLR DISCOVERED AT THAT TIME THE ACFT WAS STILL ON HIS FREQ. THE PLT APOLOGIZED.

Narrative: LOW VISIBILITY, SNOW, BE36 ON ILS RWY 8 LANDED. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT GND. ACFT CLRED RWY, TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE RWY 31. WHEN CALLED BY LCL, PLT SAID I'M SORRY I FORGOT TO SWITCH RADIOS. ON LCL, I THOUGHT ACFT WAS ON GND CTL. GND WAS DOING WX, DID NOT SEE ACFT TAXIING. SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW PLTS, ESPECIALLY GA AND STUDENTS HAVE TO GET THE FLICK THAT THIS PRACTICE CAN KILL SOMEONE. ATC, DUE TO TFC DIVERSIONS, OR ACFT MAY NOT BE ON CORRECT FREQ OR NOT ON FREQ AT ALL. CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

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.