2002-01 · NASA ASRS report 534508
PA28 PLT HAD RWY INCURSION WHILE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE ATCT LCL CTLR REQUEST FOR A QUICK RWY TURNOFF AT SNA.
DURING AN ILS APCH ON 01/FRI/02 INTO SANTA ANA; CA; RWY 19R. AFTER TOUCHDOWN BEYOND INTERSECTION KILO; TWR REQUESTED I EXPEDITE EXIT AT NEXT INTERSECTION; IF POSSIBLE; WHICH WAS JULIET. I REPLIED I'D TRY; WHICH I DID. AFTER HEAVY BRAKING AND A HIGH SPEED TAXI OFF OF RWY 19R. IN MY HASTE TO EXIT; BY THE TIME I SPOTTED THE HOLD-LINE; WENT TO IDLE; THEN BRAKED; I WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE HOLD LINE AND INADVERTENTLY STOPPED A FEW FEET BEYOND THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 19L; JUST AS THE TWR ALERTED ME TO HOLD SHORT. I WAS NOT ADVISED TO DO A 360 BACK TO HOLD LINE; SO I THOUGHT I WAS OKAY; PARTICULARLY SINCE A CESSNA LANDED SEVERAL SECONDS LATER WELL CLR OF ME ON RWY 19L. THEN I WAS ADVISED TO PROCEED TO TAXI AND CALL THE TWR ON A LAND LINE; WHICH I DID. THE CTLR ASKED ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND EXPLAINED BRIEFLY; AND NOT EXPECTING FURTHER ACTION. HE THEN ASKED FOR MY NAME; ADDRESS; PHONE NUMBER AND PLT LICENSE AND SAID THE INCIDENT MAY BE RPTED AFTER REVIEW. AFTER THE FOLLOW-UP CALL TO TWR I WAS ADVISED IT WILL BE RPTED TO FSDO. MORAL OF STORY: NOT TO BE SO ACCOMMODATING WHEN TWR REQUESTS EXPEDIENCY FOR ITS BENEFIT AND DOESN'T ALLOW ANY LATITUDE; THEN ADMONISHES YOU FOR A MINOR INFRACTION.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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