A C150 transmitter failed after landing confusing the pilot about taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	634646
Time
Date	200410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apa.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : apa.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	634646
Person 2
Function	oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Problem: confusion for procedure when radio transmit fails after exiting active runway when landing traffic behind seems to be rushing decision. Sequence: exited active runway 35R at A11, switched to ground, attempted to contact without success. Landing traffic on short final. I moved across taxiway a onto an empty apron area to await light gun signals after multiple failed radio attempts. Ground ordered me to proceed along taxiway a as quickly as possible. The landing traffic was now waiting for ground at another intersection farther down. He looked surprised to see me. Ground ordered me to exit next intersection. I did and had to avoid a jet waiting permission to enter taxiway a. Asked to call tower after parking. Ground controller and I spoke on phone and cleared up confusion. Suggestion: increase questions/study for lost communications procedures in private pilot curriculum. Allow for pilots to move when safe on txwys if they believe safety is compromised by not moving.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 XMITTER FAILED AFTER LNDG CONFUSING THE PLT ABOUT TAXIING.

Narrative: PROB: CONFUSION FOR PROC WHEN RADIO XMIT FAILS AFTER EXITING ACTIVE RWY WHEN LNDG TFC BEHIND SEEMS TO BE RUSHING DECISION. SEQUENCE: EXITED ACTIVE RWY 35R AT A11, SWITCHED TO GND, ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT WITHOUT SUCCESS. LNDG TFC ON SHORT FINAL. I MOVED ACROSS TXWY A ONTO AN EMPTY APRON AREA TO AWAIT LIGHT GUN SIGNALS AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED RADIO ATTEMPTS. GND ORDERED ME TO PROCEED ALONG TXWY A AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE LNDG TFC WAS NOW WAITING FOR GND AT ANOTHER INTXN FARTHER DOWN. HE LOOKED SURPRISED TO SEE ME. GND ORDERED ME TO EXIT NEXT INTXN. I DID AND HAD TO AVOID A JET WAITING PERMISSION TO ENTER TXWY A. ASKED TO CALL TWR AFTER PARKING. GND CTLR AND I SPOKE ON PHONE AND CLRED UP CONFUSION. SUGGESTION: INCREASE QUESTIONS/STUDY FOR LOST COMS PROCS IN PVT PLT CURRICULUM. ALLOW FOR PLTS TO MOVE WHEN SAFE ON TXWYS IF THEY BELIEVE SAFETY IS COMPROMISED BY NOT MOVING.

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.