C172 taxiing clear of runway after landing at ryy conflicted with departure traffic.

Attributes
ACN	596468
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ryy.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ryy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	596468
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On landing rollout, tower controller instructed us to exit runway to the left at taxiway at end of runway. We were attempting to taxi toward that taxiway when controller cleared an aircraft on that taxiway into position on runway. We were blocked at that point, as was the aircraft awaiting takeoff. Resolved situation by taxiing down runway 180 degrees and exiting. I think the controller goofed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 TAXIING CLR OF RWY AFTER LNDG AT RYY CONFLICTED WITH DEP TFC.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT, TWR CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO EXIT RWY TO THE L AT TXWY AT END OF RWY. WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TOWARD THAT TXWY WHEN CTLR CLRED AN ACFT ON THAT TXWY INTO POS ON RWY. WE WERE BLOCKED AT THAT POINT, AS WAS THE ACFT AWAITING TKOF. RESOLVED SIT BY TAXIING DOWN RWY 180 DEGS AND EXITING. I THINK THE CTLR GOOFED.

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.