Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
Immediately upon switching to Ground, the controller began chiding us for our "incursion on the taxiway," telling us we cut off the [aircraft] that was southbound on [parallel] taxiway.
Ironically this situation happens to us light planes at busy airports more often than you might think - sounds like the controller assumed the landing craft would exit further down the runway and not get off the runway until after the taxiing aircraft, and not "cut it off" when exiting early.
I can have my Cessna down and off the runway in well under 1000 feet, and it would be silly / idiotic to exit at A1 or Y1 or whatever right in front of the 737 who is heading to A / Y to takeoff behind me. I'm assuming that is what happened and the controller chewed him out (somewhat incorrectly) for this.
CLEARLY landing traffic has priority to exiting the runway, and that is why we should also taxi slowly and be ready. So the guy technically did nothing wrong.
If I see a line of other aircraft taxiing to takeoff I typically "land long" (for me, anyway) rapidly exit behind them, then call ground.
A little SA goes a long way.
Originally Posted by
wildcat1
It is in the AIM:
4−3−20. Exiting the Runway After Landing
b. Taxi clear of the runway unless otherwise
directed by ATC. An aircraft is considered clear of the
runway when all parts of the aircraft are past the
runway edge and there are no restrictions to its
continued movement beyond the runway holding
position markings. In the absence of ATC instructions,
the pilot is expected to taxi clear of the landing
runway by taxiing beyond the runway holding
position markings associated with the landing
runway, even if that requires the aircraft to protrude
into or cross another taxiway or ramp area. Once all
parts of the aircraft have crossed the runway holding
position markings, the pilot must hold unless further
instructions have been issued by ATC.
http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publi.../media/aim.pdf
Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
Well. That about sums it up. Next?
Exactly.
I'd add at a few airports there are intersecting runways that immediately lead to taxiways, so if you exit the runway you will have to go 30 feet on another runway then reach the next taxiway. I've always wondered the "legality" of using that short distance and fortunately nobody has ever made a big deal of it, in fact sometimes tower tells you to do that. Usually they are marked "hot spots" on the airport diagram.