Small aircraft aircraft after landing taxied to tie-down without contacting ground controller. Operations vehicle notified reporter that he was being written up for a runway incursion because a bonanza had to take evasive action on the ground.

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Attributes
ACN	373613
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hya
State Reference	MA
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	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	373613
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our skyhawk had just landed on runway 24 at hya, our home base. The tower had asked us to expedite taxiing and exit at taxiway D as there was another aircraft on short final. We did. This taxiway is very short and is the one we use most often with our prevailing southwest wind. Usually after touchdown I tell the tower 'xyz is going to the east ramp,' and the response is usually 'next left, taxi east ramp.' landing on this runway and using taxiway D, I rarely talk to ground control, although technically I should. This day I didn't either, and simply taxied to our tiedown. In a few mins a truck from operations came over and advised us that we were being written up for a 'runway incursion.' I telephoned the tower and was told that a bonanza had to take evasive action on the ground. Why didn't I call ground control? Didn't I see the bonanza off to our right? The answer was no -- neither my passenger nor I saw anything. As for not talking to ground control, this was a bad habit which I just gave up as a result of this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT AFTER LNDG TAXIED TO TIE-DOWN WITHOUT CONTACTING GND CTLR. OPS VEHICLE NOTIFIED RPTR THAT HE WAS BEING WRITTEN UP FOR A RWY INCURSION BECAUSE A BONANZA HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION ON THE GND.

Narrative: OUR SKYHAWK HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 24 AT HYA, OUR HOME BASE. THE TWR HAD ASKED US TO EXPEDITE TAXIING AND EXIT AT TXWY D AS THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. WE DID. THIS TXWY IS VERY SHORT AND IS THE ONE WE USE MOST OFTEN WITH OUR PREVAILING SW WIND. USUALLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN I TELL THE TWR 'XYZ IS GOING TO THE E RAMP,' AND THE RESPONSE IS USUALLY 'NEXT L, TAXI E RAMP.' LNDG ON THIS RWY AND USING TXWY D, I RARELY TALK TO GND CTL, ALTHOUGH TECHNICALLY I SHOULD. THIS DAY I DIDN'T EITHER, AND SIMPLY TAXIED TO OUR TIEDOWN. IN A FEW MINS A TRUCK FROM OPS CAME OVER AND ADVISED US THAT WE WERE BEING WRITTEN UP FOR A 'RWY INCURSION.' I TELEPHONED THE TWR AND WAS TOLD THAT A BONANZA HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION ON THE GND. WHY DIDN'T I CALL GND CTL? DIDN'T I SEE THE BONANZA OFF TO OUR R? THE ANSWER WAS NO -- NEITHER MY PAX NOR I SAW ANYTHING. AS FOR NOT TALKING TO GND CTL, THIS WAS A BAD HABIT WHICH I JUST GAVE UP AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

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.