A PA34 pilot is having radio problems. When tower finally gets through, the controller told the pilot to expedite to the runway, which led the pilot to be confused and taxi on the runway without a clearance, sending an aircraft around.

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Attributes
ACN	572554
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	572554
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was at the nashville international airport at XA45 on feb/sat/03, doing a run-up for departure on runway 2C. I had been having radio difficulties with the ground control at the airport, however, I felt that the second radio was functioning properly. I was directed to a run-up area for departure on runway 2C. I did my run-up and then I called ground control indicating that I was ready for departure. There were some 4 or 5 other airplanes located in the same area, 2 of which were air carrier's. When I finally reached ground control, I was told that they had called me 3 or 4 times, but I had not heard them. They then told me I was holding up 3 or 4 other airplanes and I was to expedite getting to the runway. As I rolled onto the runway, I contacted the tower who indicated to me that I was on the runway improperly and I believe another airplane was told to go around. He then directed me to do a 360 degrees and I was told to depart. I departed the nashville area on an IFR plan to ixd in kansas city. During this flight, I received a call from the departure control indicating that I should contact the nashville approach control or nashville tower, I am not sure which one, but they gave me a number to call upon my arrival in kansas city. I did make that contact on feb/sun/03, and they took full information about my pilot's license, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 PLT IS HAVING RADIO PROBS. WHEN TWR FINALLY GETS THROUGH, THE CTLR TOLD THE PLT TO EXPEDITE TO THE RWY, WHICH LED THE PLT TO BE CONFUSED AND TAXI ON THE RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC, SENDING AN ACFT AROUND.

Narrative: I WAS AT THE NASHVILLE INTL ARPT AT XA45 ON FEB/SAT/03, DOING A RUN-UP FOR DEP ON RWY 2C. I HAD BEEN HAVING RADIO DIFFICULTIES WITH THE GND CTL AT THE ARPT, HOWEVER, I FELT THAT THE SECOND RADIO WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WAS DIRECTED TO A RUN-UP AREA FOR DEP ON RWY 2C. I DID MY RUN-UP AND THEN I CALLED GND CTL INDICATING THAT I WAS READY FOR DEP. THERE WERE SOME 4 OR 5 OTHER AIRPLANES LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA, 2 OF WHICH WERE ACR'S. WHEN I FINALLY REACHED GND CTL, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD CALLED ME 3 OR 4 TIMES, BUT I HAD NOT HEARD THEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME I WAS HOLDING UP 3 OR 4 OTHER AIRPLANES AND I WAS TO EXPEDITE GETTING TO THE RWY. AS I ROLLED ONTO THE RWY, I CONTACTED THE TWR WHO INDICATED TO ME THAT I WAS ON THE RWY IMPROPERLY AND I BELIEVE ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND. HE THEN DIRECTED ME TO DO A 360 DEGS AND I WAS TOLD TO DEPART. I DEPARTED THE NASHVILLE AREA ON AN IFR PLAN TO IXD IN KANSAS CITY. DURING THIS FLT, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEP CTL INDICATING THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE NASHVILLE APCH CTL OR NASHVILLE TWR, I AM NOT SURE WHICH ONE, BUT THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL UPON MY ARR IN KANSAS CITY. I DID MAKE THAT CONTACT ON FEB/SUN/03, AND THEY TOOK FULL INFO ABOUT MY PLT'S LICENSE, ETC.

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.