PLT OF AN SMA SEL FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Date: 1996-01 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Retractable Gear

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|ground-incursion-runway|other-unspecified

Synopsis

PLT OF AN SMA SEL FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative

WE TAXIED JUST SHORT OF THE PARALLEL TXWY AND I GOT AHEAD BY CHKING THE MAGNETOS; CARB HEAT; AND PROP AS WE WAITED FOR A B727 TO TAXI BY. I WANTED TO BE 'READY TO GO' AS SOON AS WE COULD TAXI TO THE ACTIVE. GND CTL GAVE ME A DIFFERENT TAXI CLRNC THAN I'D RECEIVED ON MY CHKOUT FLT; AND OF COURSE; I'D BROKEN ANOTHER GOOD OLD HABIT AND HAD NO AIRFIELD DIAGRAM ON MY KNEEBOARD. I'D BEEN CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 35R AND TO HOLD AT THE COMPASS ROSE. I DIDN'T SEE IT AND SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A PROGRESSIVE TAXI RIGHT THEN AND THERE. I ASKED THE CTLR IF HE WANTED ME TO TAXI TO TXWY B AND HOLD AS I HAD ON MY CHKOUT FLT AND HE SAID; 'NO.' HE PROBABLY HAD A FAIRLY LOW OPINION OF ME BY NOW AS I HAD CALLED FOR INITIAL TAXI CLRNC SAYING I WAS AT 'FBO X' INSTEAD OF 'FBO Y.' HE TOOK TIME FROM HIS MORNING TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT. I WAS ALSO HOPING TO MAKE A NICE PROFESSIONAL EFFORT FOR MY BUDDY AND HIS WIFE TO SEE AND IT WASN'T GOING WELL. IN MILD DESPERATION; I TOOK THE FIRST AVAILABLE INTXN TO THE L IN HOPES OF GETTING OUT OF THE CTLR'S HAIR A LITTLE SOONER SINCE IT GAVE ME A SAFE TKOF MARGIN. I SWITCHED TO TWR FREQ AND TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A '#1 FOR INTXN TKOF' CALL WHEN I SAW ANOTHER B727 ON FINAL AND REALIZED THAT THE HOLD LINE ON THE INTXN OF INACTIVE RWY 09/27 PUT ME TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY FOR HIM TO SAFELY PASS. I QUICKLY SWITCHED BACK TO GND AND DID A 180 DEG TURN WHILE GETTING MORE HOT WORDS FROM THE SAME CTLR. I APOLOGIZED AT LENGTH AND COOLED OFF A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE A TKOF WHERE THE SAME GUY REMINDED ME TO TURN MY MODE C ON AFTER TKOF. THE REST OF THE DAY WAS WONDERFUL. MY LESSON: DON'T GET IN A HURRY. TAKE TIME TO DO IT RIGHT. SWALLOW ALL THAT AIR FORCE JET JOCKEY PRIDE AND ASK FOR A PROGRESSIVE.

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