The pilot of a king air A90 experienced a ground conflict critical while back taxiing at a non tower...

Attributes
ACN	321521
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vla
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Tampico TB-9
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 134 flight time total : 3262
ASRS Report	321521
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was back taxiing for departure on runway 18, when a tampico, which was holding short of runway 18 for his runup, suddenly taxied in front of my aircraft. He pulled out approximately 15 ft in front of me, giving me just barely enough time to stop before hitting the aircraft. I applied full brakes and full reverse thrust and I was able to just barely miss the aircraft. I believe this situation occurred because the pilot of the tampico did not look before entering the active runway. My intentions were announced on the CTAF 122.8, which is rather congested. I didn't hear the tampico make any radio calls until after the incident. I think that this wouldn't have happened if there was a parallel taxiway and if there were not so many airports using the same congested CTAF 122.80, so pilots could understand each other's intentions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter, a king air A90 pilot, states that frequency congestion was a contributing and unnecessary factor. A number of airports share the same CTAF and reporter commonly hears traffic from these airports while still taxiing on the field at vla. Other airports on same frequency include: gre, enl, 1h2, taz, slo, and 3k6.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A KING AIR A90 EXPERIENCED A GND CONFLICT CRITICAL WHILE BACK TAXIING AT A NON TWR ARPT. A TAMPICO (TB09) TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY, IN FRONT OF THE A90.

Narrative: I WAS BACK TAXIING FOR DEP ON RWY 18, WHEN A TAMPICO, WHICH WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 18 FOR HIS RUNUP, SUDDENLY TAXIED IN FRONT OF MY ACFT. HE PULLED OUT APPROX 15 FT IN FRONT OF ME, GIVING ME JUST BARELY ENOUGH TIME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE ACFT. I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND FULL REVERSE THRUST AND I WAS ABLE TO JUST BARELY MISS THE ACFT. I BELIEVE THIS SIT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PLT OF THE TAMPICO DID NOT LOOK BEFORE ENTERING THE ACTIVE RWY. MY INTENTIONS WERE ANNOUNCED ON THE CTAF 122.8, WHICH IS RATHER CONGESTED. I DIDN'T HEAR THE TAMPICO MAKE ANY RADIO CALLS UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. I THINK THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF THERE WAS A PARALLEL TXWY AND IF THERE WERE NOT SO MANY ARPTS USING THE SAME CONGESTED CTAF 122.80, SO PLTS COULD UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S INTENTIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR, A KING AIR A90 PLT, STATES THAT FREQ CONGESTION WAS A CONTRIBUTING AND UNNECESSARY FACTOR. A NUMBER OF ARPTS SHARE THE SAME CTAF AND RPTR COMMONLY HEARS TFC FROM THESE ARPTS WHILE STILL TAXIING ON THE FIELD AT VLA. OTHER ARPTS ON SAME FREQ INCLUDE: GRE, ENL, 1H2, TAZ, SLO, AND 3K6.

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.

The pilot of a king air A90 experienced a ground conflict critical while back taxiing at a non tower airport. A tampico (TB09) taxied onto the active runway, in front of the A90.