Narrative:

On switching from approach control to tower at sat, I requested a 360 degree overhead approach. The tower denied the 360 degrees and cleared me to landing. I then informed the tower I was unable to land straight in and requested a 360 degree turn prior to landing. I didn't understand his next transmission, so I told him I didn't understand what he wanted me to do. He then told me to do whatever I needed on a base leg. I did a 360 degree turn on a close in base, and landed normally. After exiting the active runway 12R, tower told me to taxi to parking this frequency, and asked where I was going. I told him, and began taxiing wbound into sun. I saw 2 other aircraft on taxiway, a king air, and a turboprop commuter. They were both at the end of the runway, the king air departing as I taxied in. I was 'south' turning to stay on taxiway and see ahead. As I was executing another s-turn, I saw a beech bonanza stopped directly in front of me on taxiway. I made an emergency stop striking all 4 blades on taxiway before I could shut down engine. I reported to tower, and climbed out to inspect damage. I restarted and taxied to parking. Tower requested I call them. When I did they were concerned that I didn't accept a straight in to land. I mentioned the aircraft, referring to the 360 degree overhead in wwii military type aircraft. They were unaware of its existence. When I asked them about the aircraft stopped on taxiway, I was told they didn't see it because my aircraft blocked their view. Several things added up to this problem. Aircraft stopped on taxiway was on ground frequency, therefore I never heard him, or was aware of him taxiing out. Both other aircraft on tower frequency. Limited visibility in this aircraft and taxiing into setting sun. Controller unfamiliar with this type of aircraft, its landing and taxi limitations. Aircraft stopped on narrow taxiway 50-100 ft short of 200 ft by 400 ft concrete runup area. This blocked taxiway entrance to runway and exit to ramp. At the time I came up behind him, the aircraft ahead had taxied to runway position for takeoff and the light aircraft pilot evidently had head down and not pulled up to runway entry area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P47 DURING TAXI MAKES SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID ACFT ON TXWY, STRIKES ALL 4 BLADES.

Narrative: ON SWITCHING FROM APCH CTL TO TWR AT SAT, I REQUESTED A 360 DEG OVERHEAD APCH. THE TWR DENIED THE 360 DEGS AND CLRED ME TO LNDG. I THEN INFORMED THE TWR I WAS UNABLE TO LAND STRAIGHT IN AND REQUESTED A 360 DEG TURN PRIOR TO LNDG. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIS NEXT XMISSION, SO I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WANTED ME TO DO. HE THEN TOLD ME TO DO WHATEVER I NEEDED ON A BASE LEG. I DID A 360 DEG TURN ON A CLOSE IN BASE, AND LANDED NORMALLY. AFTER EXITING THE ACTIVE RWY 12R, TWR TOLD ME TO TAXI TO PARKING THIS FREQ, AND ASKED WHERE I WAS GOING. I TOLD HIM, AND BEGAN TAXIING WBOUND INTO SUN. I SAW 2 OTHER ACFT ON TXWY, A KING AIR, AND A TURBOPROP COMMUTER. THEY WERE BOTH AT THE END OF THE RWY, THE KING AIR DEPARTING AS I TAXIED IN. I WAS 'S' TURNING TO STAY ON TXWY AND SEE AHEAD. AS I WAS EXECUTING ANOTHER S-TURN, I SAW A BEECH BONANZA STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME ON TXWY. I MADE AN EMER STOP STRIKING ALL 4 BLADES ON TXWY BEFORE I COULD SHUT DOWN ENG. I RPTED TO TWR, AND CLBED OUT TO INSPECT DAMAGE. I RESTARTED AND TAXIED TO PARKING. TWR REQUESTED I CALL THEM. WHEN I DID THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT I DIDN'T ACCEPT A STRAIGHT IN TO LAND. I MENTIONED THE ACFT, REFERRING TO THE 360 DEG OVERHEAD IN WWII MIL TYPE ACFT. THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ITS EXISTENCE. WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE ACFT STOPPED ON TXWY, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE MY ACFT BLOCKED THEIR VIEW. SEVERAL THINGS ADDED UP TO THIS PROB. ACFT STOPPED ON TXWY WAS ON GND FREQ, THEREFORE I NEVER HEARD HIM, OR WAS AWARE OF HIM TAXIING OUT. BOTH OTHER ACFT ON TWR FREQ. LIMITED VISIBILITY IN THIS ACFT AND TAXIING INTO SETTING SUN. CTLR UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF ACFT, ITS LNDG AND TAXI LIMITATIONS. ACFT STOPPED ON NARROW TXWY 50-100 FT SHORT OF 200 FT BY 400 FT CONCRETE RUNUP AREA. THIS BLOCKED TXWY ENTRANCE TO RWY AND EXIT TO RAMP. AT THE TIME I CAME UP BEHIND HIM, THE ACFT AHEAD HAD TAXIED TO RWY POS FOR TKOF AND THE LIGHT ACFT PLT EVIDENTLY HAD HEAD DOWN AND NOT PULLED UP TO RWY ENTRY AREA.

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.