C180 pilot had runway incursion after landing at sns.

Attributes
ACN	498169
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sns.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sns.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	498169
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed short on runway 31 (for practice) then realized I had a long way to go to taxiway a, which would get me off the active. I was not personally in a hurry. I am retired. My experience with controllers (50+ yrs) indicates they are against delay, long taxies, or diddling around of any kind on their active runway. Since there were other aircraft in and approaching the pattern, I transmitted (aircraft #) request taxi runway 26, because I thought it would be helpful to get my butt off the active runway. I heard other aircraft behind me, but I didn't know how close or how fast. My airplane does not have a rear view. The controller did not respond. While taxiing on runway 31 through the intersection of runway 8/26 ( now I am on 2 runways), I made the tenuous decision to go directly to taxiway a, thus clearing the active more quickly before some low wing turkey lands on top of me. Yes, I know the controller should not let that happen, but he was busy sorting out downwinds, bases, and reporting points, otherwise he would have granted or denied my initial taxi request, right? It does not take long to say 'unable.' the controller then made time to chew on me for my action which I (apparently mistakenly) thought would 1) help him, 2) protect me, and 3) promote smooth traffic flow. It seems that the rules are taking precedence over safety rather than promoting it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 PLT HAD RWY INCURSION AFTER LNDG AT SNS.

Narrative: I LANDED SHORT ON RWY 31 (FOR PRACTICE) THEN REALIZED I HAD A LONG WAY TO GO TO TXWY A, WHICH WOULD GET ME OFF THE ACTIVE. I WAS NOT PERSONALLY IN A HURRY. I AM RETIRED. MY EXPERIENCE WITH CTLRS (50+ YRS) INDICATES THEY ARE AGAINST DELAY, LONG TAXIES, OR DIDDLING AROUND OF ANY KIND ON THEIR ACTIVE RWY. SINCE THERE WERE OTHER ACFT IN AND APCHING THE PATTERN, I XMITTED (ACFT #) REQUEST TAXI RWY 26, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET MY BUTT OFF THE ACTIVE RWY. I HEARD OTHER ACFT BEHIND ME, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW CLOSE OR HOW FAST. MY AIRPLANE DOES NOT HAVE A REAR VIEW. THE CTLR DID NOT RESPOND. WHILE TAXIING ON RWY 31 THROUGH THE INTXN OF RWY 8/26 ( NOW I AM ON 2 RWYS), I MADE THE TENUOUS DECISION TO GO DIRECTLY TO TXWY A, THUS CLRING THE ACTIVE MORE QUICKLY BEFORE SOME LOW WING TURKEY LANDS ON TOP OF ME. YES, I KNOW THE CTLR SHOULD NOT LET THAT HAPPEN, BUT HE WAS BUSY SORTING OUT DOWNWINDS, BASES, AND RPTING POINTS, OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE GRANTED OR DENIED MY INITIAL TAXI REQUEST, RIGHT? IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG TO SAY 'UNABLE.' THE CTLR THEN MADE TIME TO CHEW ON ME FOR MY ACTION WHICH I (APPARENTLY MISTAKENLY) THOUGHT WOULD 1) HELP HIM, 2) PROTECT ME, AND 3) PROMOTE SMOOTH TFC FLOW. IT SEEMS THAT THE RULES ARE TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER SAFETY RATHER THAN PROMOTING 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.