C441 aircraft taxiing was instructed by ground controller to give way to another taxiing aircraft. R...

Attributes
ACN	385624
Time
Date	199711
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	385624
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When taxiing on taxiway H I was instructed to give way to an aircraft ahead of me. The aircraft in question was a beech duchess according to the controller. The occurrence happened at night at this busy training airport. I was unable to recognize a beech duchess and there was no aircraft entering this converging taxiway. The controller questioned me as to 'why I could not see the aircraft.' at this time the aircraft was now in my 3 O'clock position awaiting to enter the taxiway I was on. It was apparent that the aircraft was taxiing behind my field of vision. In sits like this I would have gladly stopped. I was taxiing at no faster than legal taxi speed. When shutting down I questioned ground personnel and they said the aircraft was behind me. It was not easy to see the aircraft from my position. The controller in the elevated position had a much better position to view the field of play. I would rather the controller request I stop and wait for the aircraft to pass than cause a conflict. If the situation had occurred during the day the conflict may not have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C441 ACFT TAXIING WAS INSTRUCTED BY GND CTLR TO GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER TAXIING ACFT. RPTR SAW NO OTHER ACFT SO CONTINUED TAXIING. GND CTLR ASKED WHY RPTR HAD NOT STOPPED AS INSTRUCTED AND RPTR SAID OTHER ACFT WAS ABEAM AND DIDN'T SEE IT.

Narrative: WHEN TAXIING ON TXWY H I WAS INSTRUCTED TO GIVE WAY TO AN ACFT AHEAD OF ME. THE ACFT IN QUESTION WAS A BEECH DUCHESS ACCORDING TO THE CTLR. THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT NIGHT AT THIS BUSY TRAINING ARPT. I WAS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE A BEECH DUCHESS AND THERE WAS NO ACFT ENTERING THIS CONVERGING TXWY. THE CTLR QUESTIONED ME AS TO 'WHY I COULD NOT SEE THE ACFT.' AT THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS NOW IN MY 3 O'CLOCK POS AWAITING TO ENTER THE TXWY I WAS ON. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE ACFT WAS TAXIING BEHIND MY FIELD OF VISION. IN SITS LIKE THIS I WOULD HAVE GLADLY STOPPED. I WAS TAXIING AT NO FASTER THAN LEGAL TAXI SPD. WHEN SHUTTING DOWN I QUESTIONED GND PERSONNEL AND THEY SAID THE ACFT WAS BEHIND ME. IT WAS NOT EASY TO SEE THE ACFT FROM MY POS. THE CTLR IN THE ELEVATED POS HAD A MUCH BETTER POS TO VIEW THE FIELD OF PLAY. I WOULD RATHER THE CTLR REQUEST I STOP AND WAIT FOR THE ACFT TO PASS THAN CAUSE A CONFLICT. IF THE SIT HAD OCCURRED DURING THE DAY THE CONFLICT MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED.

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.

C441 aircraft taxiing was instructed by ground controller to give way to another taxiing aircraft. Reporter saw no other aircraft so continued taxiing. Ground controller asked why reporter had not stopped as instructed and reporter said other aircraft was abeam and didn't see it.