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C182 pilot reported maneuvering between two other aircraft in the run-up area rather than wait for one of them to move.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1494485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 200 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 4 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
I was number three at the run-up area for departure and did not wish to obstruct the taxiway by stopping before the run-up area on the taxiway. The other two piston single aircraft were at the 'corners' of the rectangular run-up area and it looked spatially 'reasonable' to insert my aircraft between the two other aircraft. However; I misjudged and the space was more confined than it looked. Once rolling; I was committed to continue and maneuvered carefully into the run-up area. As I swung around to face south and avoid blasting the other aircraft with my prop blast; I cleared one of the other aircraft's propellers with my empennage by mere feet.as a low-time pilot; I had not encountered a situation like this before. In retrospect; I should have just held my position on the taxiway until one of the other aircraft moved to the hold-short line and cleared the run-up area. As I was close to other departing aircraft; they had to wait for me to clear the run up area to move forward; but it was not my intent to 'jump the cue' for departure. Lesson learned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 pilot reported maneuvering between two other aircraft in the run-up area rather than wait for one of them to move.
Narrative: I was number three at the run-up area for departure and did not wish to obstruct the taxiway by stopping before the run-up area on the taxiway. The other two piston single aircraft were at the 'corners' of the rectangular run-up area and it looked spatially 'reasonable' to insert my aircraft between the two other aircraft. However; I misjudged and the space was more confined than it looked. Once rolling; I was committed to continue and maneuvered carefully into the run-up area. As I swung around to face south and avoid blasting the other aircraft with my prop blast; I cleared one of the other aircraft's propellers with my empennage by mere feet.As a low-time pilot; I had not encountered a situation like this before. In retrospect; I should have just held my position on the taxiway until one of the other aircraft moved to the hold-short line and cleared the run-up area. As I was close to other departing aircraft; they had to wait for me to clear the run up area to move forward; but it was not my intent to 'jump the cue' for departure. Lesson learned.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.