Narrative:

When landing, I was told to take first taxiway exit to left. It was shaped like a 'V'. I took the first exit and went left. The controller was too busy to ask which one to take, and I had not seen this before and did not have time to think about it. Immediately, I heard what sounded like the wrath of god asking me if I had taken the reverse taxiway. I realized that this way was probably just that and answered 'yes, sir.' there was no other traffic taxiing. I then asked him if I should turn around to go the right way and I heard 'sure.' this may have been sarcasm, considering it now. I turned the plane so that I could see behind me and taxied forward just a few ft. I could then see that there was no way to access the correct taxiway without going out on the runway. I could not get the controller to talk to me, so I turned back on my original direction and pulled over to the side of the taxiway until I could get instructions. Over the radio, I then heard him (the controller) tell an air carrier jet to 'go around' because of me. I radioed that I was not and had not been on the runway again. He had plenty of time to move me, but would not communicate with me. He finally instructed me to taxi. I verified the direction and taxiway letter and proceeded.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MXT 7 PVT PLT TAXIES THE WRONG WAY AT IAD AND ANOTHER ACFT IS SENT AROUND WHEN THE CTLR PERCEIVES A TFC CONFLICT.

Narrative: WHEN LNDG, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE FIRST TXWY EXIT TO L. IT WAS SHAPED LIKE A 'V'. I TOOK THE FIRST EXIT AND WENT L. THE CTLR WAS TOO BUSY TO ASK WHICH ONE TO TAKE, AND I HAD NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. IMMEDIATELY, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE WRATH OF GOD ASKING ME IF I HAD TAKEN THE REVERSE TXWY. I REALIZED THAT THIS WAY WAS PROBABLY JUST THAT AND ANSWERED 'YES, SIR.' THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC TAXIING. I THEN ASKED HIM IF I SHOULD TURN AROUND TO GO THE RIGHT WAY AND I HEARD 'SURE.' THIS MAY HAVE BEEN SARCASM, CONSIDERING IT NOW. I TURNED THE PLANE SO THAT I COULD SEE BEHIND ME AND TAXIED FORWARD JUST A FEW FT. I COULD THEN SEE THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO ACCESS THE CORRECT TXWY WITHOUT GOING OUT ON THE RWY. I COULD NOT GET THE CTLR TO TALK TO ME, SO I TURNED BACK ON MY ORIGINAL DIRECTION AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE TXWY UNTIL I COULD GET INSTRUCTIONS. OVER THE RADIO, I THEN HEARD HIM (THE CTLR) TELL AN ACR JET TO 'GO AROUND' BECAUSE OF ME. I RADIOED THAT I WAS NOT AND HAD NOT BEEN ON THE RWY AGAIN. HE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO MOVE ME, BUT WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ME. HE FINALLY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI. I VERIFIED THE DIRECTION AND TXWY LETTER AND PROCEEDED.

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.