Pilot of C340 is unable to clear taxiway at fxe due to ramp congestion.

Attributes
ACN	642477
Time
Date	200501
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	642477
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : taxiway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	markings : fxe.airport procedure or policy : fxe.airport

Narrative:

Problem arose because of confusion on taxiway. Arrived at FBO; multiple aircraft; no place to park; multiple marks and lines at customs next to FBO. Taxied into a position where the only way to exit was to back aircraft into parking spot. Because of multiple lines and congestion I thought I was on FBO ramp. Got out of aircraft to push it out of way. Discovered I was still on taxiway when approached by airport security. Contributing factors: 1) multiple areas; lines; etc at ramp; taxiway and customs all converge at this area. 2) extreme congestion; aircraft parked all over. 3) I exited aircraft to move it out of the way and try to relieve congestion thinking I was on ramp. 4) airport security tells me this has happened several times before in this same area. Corrective actions: 1) better markings(?) 2) if I would have realized I was on taxiway I would have contacted ground control prior to exiting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C340 IS UNABLE TO CLR TXWY AT FXE DUE TO RAMP CONGESTION.

Narrative: PROB AROSE BECAUSE OF CONFUSION ON TXWY. ARRIVED AT FBO; MULTIPLE ACFT; NO PLACE TO PARK; MULTIPLE MARKS AND LINES AT CUSTOMS NEXT TO FBO. TAXIED INTO A POS WHERE THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT WAS TO BACK ACFT INTO PARKING SPOT. BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE LINES AND CONGESTION I THOUGHT I WAS ON FBO RAMP. GOT OUT OF ACFT TO PUSH IT OUT OF WAY. DISCOVERED I WAS STILL ON TXWY WHEN APCHED BY ARPT SECURITY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) MULTIPLE AREAS; LINES; ETC AT RAMP; TXWY AND CUSTOMS ALL CONVERGE AT THIS AREA. 2) EXTREME CONGESTION; ACFT PARKED ALL OVER. 3) I EXITED ACFT TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY AND TRY TO RELIEVE CONGESTION THINKING I WAS ON RAMP. 4) ARPT SECURITY TELLS ME THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN THIS SAME AREA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) BETTER MARKINGS(?) 2) IF I WOULD HAVE REALIZED I WAS ON TXWY I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED GND CTL PRIOR TO EXITING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.