Small aircraft pilot inadvertently takes the wrong taxiway fork and ends up going into a military ramp wherein a military security vehicle intercepted him and stopped in front of his aircraft so he could not go any further.

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Attributes
ACN	518825
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg.airport
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45.6 flight time total : 2084
ASRS Report	518825
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence other
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from FBO, received ground control instructions and clearance to runway 19, via taxiway a and taxiway K. Taxiway K branched directly to runway 19 across a ramp which turned out to be military. No restr marking posted at ramp. About 100 yards across ramp, a pick-up truck, apparently contract security, pulled alongside my aircraft and motioned me to stop. The truck pulled in front of my aircraft, driver got out and motioned me to shut down the aircraft and get out. I refused to shut down because of hot start problems. Airport security arrival, talked with contract security. Contract security motioned me to follow airport security truck to runway 19, where we departed as cleared. Contract security did a foolish and dangerous thing to pull a pickup truck directly into the path of a taxiing aircraft. Ramp was not marked 'restr' but should have been if ANG wanted no civil aircraft access.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT INADVERTENTLY TAKES THE WRONG TXWY FORK AND ENDS UP GOING INTO A MIL RAMP WHEREIN A MIL SECURITY VEHICLE INTERCEPTED HIM AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIS ACFT SO HE COULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM FBO, RECEIVED GND CTL INSTRUCTIONS AND CLRNC TO RWY 19, VIA TXWY A AND TXWY K. TXWY K BRANCHED DIRECTLY TO RWY 19 ACROSS A RAMP WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE MIL. NO RESTR MARKING POSTED AT RAMP. ABOUT 100 YARDS ACROSS RAMP, A PICK-UP TRUCK, APPARENTLY CONTRACT SECURITY, PULLED ALONGSIDE MY ACFT AND MOTIONED ME TO STOP. THE TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF MY ACFT, DRIVER GOT OUT AND MOTIONED ME TO SHUT DOWN THE ACFT AND GET OUT. I REFUSED TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF HOT START PROBS. ARPT SECURITY ARR, TALKED WITH CONTRACT SECURITY. CONTRACT SECURITY MOTIONED ME TO FOLLOW ARPT SECURITY TRUCK TO RWY 19, WHERE WE DEPARTED AS CLRED. CONTRACT SECURITY DID A FOOLISH AND DANGEROUS THING TO PULL A PICKUP TRUCK DIRECTLY INTO THE PATH OF A TAXIING ACFT. RAMP WAS NOT MARKED 'RESTR' BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IF ANG WANTED NO CIVIL ACFT ACCESS.

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.