2 aircraft collided while taxiing in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	262219
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
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	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	262219
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was instructed to roll to the end and turn left and taxi to the ramp and remain on the tower frequency. As I left the runway and taxied toward the ramp I noticed an airplane ahead moving about on the ramp area. Thinking he was going to head the aircraft in my direction, I eased my aircraft to the right. I slowed the aircraft down to begin looking for the lineman to taxi me in to a parking spot. I noticed a lineman appearing to lead me over toward the right. I taxied a little further and the aircraft began to shake and there was a violently loud noise. I turned to my left rear (approximately 7 O'clock position) and saw a beech 18. Ground control had instructed the beech 18 to give way to me. The other pilot lost sight of me apparently and assumed he knew where I was. The way to avoid these types of unneeded accidents is to exercise more diligence and keep taxi speed slow. If you don't know where someone is, stop and ask. Don't continue to taxi if you are unsure. It may have helped to avoid this accident had the other aircraft had his taxi/landing lights on. I never saw the aircraft coming towards me. I think his taxi speed must have been too fast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ACFT COLLIDED WHILE TAXIING IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO ROLL TO THE END AND TURN L AND TAXI TO THE RAMP AND REMAIN ON THE TWR FREQ. AS I LEFT THE RWY AND TAXIED TOWARD THE RAMP I NOTICED AN AIRPLANE AHEAD MOVING ABOUT ON THE RAMP AREA. THINKING HE WAS GOING TO HEAD THE ACFT IN MY DIRECTION, I EASED MY ACFT TO THE R. I SLOWED THE ACFT DOWN TO BEGIN LOOKING FOR THE LINEMAN TO TAXI ME IN TO A PARKING SPOT. I NOTICED A LINEMAN APPEARING TO LEAD ME OVER TOWARD THE R. I TAXIED A LITTLE FURTHER AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THERE WAS A VIOLENTLY LOUD NOISE. I TURNED TO MY L REAR (APPROX 7 O'CLOCK POS) AND SAW A BEECH 18. GND CTL HAD INSTRUCTED THE BEECH 18 TO GIVE WAY TO ME. THE OTHER PLT LOST SIGHT OF ME APPARENTLY AND ASSUMED HE KNEW WHERE I WAS. THE WAY TO AVOID THESE TYPES OF UNNEEDED ACCIDENTS IS TO EXERCISE MORE DILIGENCE AND KEEP TAXI SPD SLOW. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE SOMEONE IS, STOP AND ASK. DON'T CONTINUE TO TAXI IF YOU ARE UNSURE. IT MAY HAVE HELPED TO AVOID THIS ACCIDENT HAD THE OTHER ACFT HAD HIS TAXI/LNDG LIGHTS ON. I NEVER SAW THE ACFT COMING TOWARDS ME. I THINK HIS TAXI SPD MUST HAVE BEEN TOO FAST.

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.