PA32 PLT HAD UNPROFESSIONAL GND CTLR HANDLING AT SDL.

Date: 2003-03 · Aircraft: PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

PA32 PLT HAD UNPROFESSIONAL GND CTLR HANDLING AT SDL.

Narrative

PROB AROSE AFTER LNDG AT SCOTTSDALE AND BEING HANDED OFF TO GND. TFC; BOTH AIR AND GND; WAS VERY HVY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN; I WAS ADVISED BY TWR 'EXIT RWY SOONEST RAMP; TO CLR FOR DEPARTING TFC. TAXI TO RAMP AND MONITOR GND 121.6.' THERE WERE 2 PLANES IN THE PATTERN BEHIND ME AND A PVT JET WAITING TO DEPART. I EXITED RWY 21 ON TXWY A7. AS I TURNED ONTO THE COMMON TXWY OFF TXWY A7; I HAD 121.6 ALREADY ON THE RADIO. AS MY NOSE REACHED THE COMMON TXWY; I WAS SHOUTED AT BY GND THAT I HAD NO CLRNC TO TAXI. I REQUESTED CLRNC TO TAXI WITH 'PROGRESSIVE' TO THE GA RAMP FOR PARKING. I WAS TOLD BY GND TO GET OFF HIS TXWY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND CONTACT GND 122.95 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS I DID. AFTER PARKING; I TURNED ON A HANDHELD NAV/COM AND LISTENED TO THE TWR. THEY REPEATEDLY GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO LNDG PLTS TO 'TAXI TO PARK; MONITOR GND ON POINT SIX.' I HAVE FLOWN MANY CLASS C AND D ARRS AND HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVED A 'HOLD SHORT' CALL IF TAXIING WAS UNSAFE. I DID NOT RECEIVE A HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION AT SCOTTSDALE AND SUGGEST THE TWR CHANGE THEIR WORDING ON RADIO INSTRUCTION TO LNDG PLTS. I FELT MY JUDGEMENT WAS CORRECT GIVEN THE RADIO MESSAGE RECEIVED.

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