Collision averted by small transport pilot when small aircraft taxies recklessly into his path.

Attributes
ACN	257926
Time
Date	199311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	257926
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing out of a parking area onto controled taxiway to active, a collision between this aircraft and an small transport was averted by pilot of other aircraft. Ground control did not inform either aircraft of other aircraft operating at intersection of txwys. Failure to check both directions upon turning onto new taxiway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COLLISION AVERTED BY SMT PLT WHEN SMA TAXIES RECKLESSLY INTO HIS PATH.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT OF A PARKING AREA ONTO CTLED TXWY TO ACTIVE, A COLLISION BTWN THIS ACFT AND AN SMT WAS AVERTED BY PLT OF OTHER ACFT. GND CTL DID NOT INFORM EITHER ACFT OF OTHER ACFT OPERATING AT INTXN OF TXWYS. FAILURE TO CHK BOTH DIRECTIONS UPON TURNING ONTO NEW TXWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.