Narrative:

I returned to my home airport following a long cross country flight from wilmington, de. I was cleared to land on runway 17. This runway intersects a smaller runway 4/22. There are only 2 taxiway exits from the runway. Taxiway H, which is near the approach end of runway 17, otherwise you must go all the way to the end of the runway to exit. For a high performance aircraft, it is unusual to make taxiway H, and as a result, runway 4/22, which lies at mid-field is the usual method of exiting the runway. I completed the landing rollout and slowly taxied up to runway 4/22 and as usual, started a right turn to the parking area. As I started the turn, the tower advised me to 'taxi to parking, and to monitor ground point 4.' during my landing the tower controller was very busy. There was an aircraft on the ILS runway 35 completing a practice approach, a student pilot was in the pattern doing touch-and-goes, and there was another aircraft on final behind me. As a result from the time I landed until I cleared the runway, the controller was involved in non-stop communications. After landing, the tower controller contacted me by phone and, to my surprise, I was told that I had committed a runway incursion by turning onto runway 4/22 without authority/authorized. I was incredulous! If that runway had been active, I would have been told to land and hold short, and I was not. The controller stated that he was about to clear me to make the turn onto runway 4/22, but he had not done so by the time I made the turn. I asked what I should have done. I pointed out that I should clear the active runway at the first available point, particularly since there was additional landing traffic, and runway 4/22 was the first avail exit. Did he want me to taxi all the way to the end of runway 17 and tie up the active runway? 'Well, yes, or I could have stopped on the active runway and asked for guidance.' I could not believe what I was hearing, so I asked again. 'Yes' was the reply, 'or next time perhaps you should ask for taxi instructions when you are cleared to land!' obviously I will not again exit onto runway 4/22 without clearance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WHEN A GA TWIN PLT EXITS RWY 17 ONTO RWY 4-22 WITHOUT CLRNC FROM FCT TWR CTLR AT IXD, KS.

Narrative: I RETURNED TO MY HOME ARPT FOLLOWING A LONG XCOUNTRY FLT FROM WILMINGTON, DE. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 17. THIS RWY INTERSECTS A SMALLER RWY 4/22. THERE ARE ONLY 2 TXWY EXITS FROM THE RWY. TXWY H, WHICH IS NEAR THE APCH END OF RWY 17, OTHERWISE YOU MUST GO ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE RWY TO EXIT. FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT, IT IS UNUSUAL TO MAKE TXWY H, AND AS A RESULT, RWY 4/22, WHICH LIES AT MID-FIELD IS THE USUAL METHOD OF EXITING THE RWY. I COMPLETED THE LNDG ROLLOUT AND SLOWLY TAXIED UP TO RWY 4/22 AND AS USUAL, STARTED A R TURN TO THE PARKING AREA. AS I STARTED THE TURN, THE TWR ADVISED ME TO 'TAXI TO PARKING, AND TO MONITOR GND POINT 4.' DURING MY LNDG THE TWR CTLR WAS VERY BUSY. THERE WAS AN ACFT ON THE ILS RWY 35 COMPLETING A PRACTICE APCH, A STUDENT PLT WAS IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL BEHIND ME. AS A RESULT FROM THE TIME I LANDED UNTIL I CLRED THE RWY, THE CTLR WAS INVOLVED IN NON-STOP COMS. AFTER LNDG, THE TWR CTLR CONTACTED ME BY PHONE AND, TO MY SURPRISE, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD COMMITTED A RWY INCURSION BY TURNING ONTO RWY 4/22 WITHOUT AUTH. I WAS INCREDULOUS! IF THAT RWY HAD BEEN ACTIVE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD TO LAND AND HOLD SHORT, AND I WAS NOT. THE CTLR STATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO CLR ME TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO RWY 4/22, BUT HE HAD NOT DONE SO BY THE TIME I MADE THE TURN. I ASKED WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE. I POINTED OUT THAT I SHOULD CLR THE ACTIVE RWY AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE POINT, PARTICULARLY SINCE THERE WAS ADDITIONAL LNDG TFC, AND RWY 4/22 WAS THE FIRST AVAIL EXIT. DID HE WANT ME TO TAXI ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF RWY 17 AND TIE UP THE ACTIVE RWY? 'WELL, YES, OR I COULD HAVE STOPPED ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND ASKED FOR GUIDANCE.' I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING, SO I ASKED AGAIN. 'YES' WAS THE REPLY, 'OR NEXT TIME PERHAPS YOU SHOULD ASK FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WHEN YOU ARE CLRED TO LAND!' OBVIOUSLY I WILL NOT AGAIN EXIT ONTO RWY 4/22 WITHOUT CLRNC.

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.