Narrative:

On a training flight with an instructor and after start up, I received my ground clearance which included waiting for an incoming twin to the FBO. I was then to taxi to the remaining active runway since the main runway was being repaved. Upon seeing the approaching twin make a turn onto a non conflicting taxiway I began to taxi. The twin suddenly changed direction and began to approach me on the same taxiway. Having only pulled out slightly, I was able to change my direction as well and continue ahead of the twin although forcing me to taxi in the wrong direction. As I approached the other exiting taxiway both me and the instructor noticed it was not passable due to the paving construction crew's orange cones placed across the ramp's taxiway. The twin had seen this as well and this was the cause for the twin's original change in taxi direction. A positive exchange of the airplane controls was made from me to the instructor since I felt uncomfortable in continuing taxiing in the small area with the approaching twin. The instructor taxied to another area and in the process of turning around the right wing of our aircraft came in contact with another aircraft wing parked on the ramp. I believe that there are several factors here that need attention. First, when ground operations are not normal as was the case with the extensive construction at the airport, extra vigilance needs to be exercised. In addition, small 18 inch cones are not easily seen on a crowded ramp area as both we and the twin experienced. When problems begin to compound, the likelihood of mistakes increases. The taxiway closure, rerouting of normal ground operations, twin's approaching and indecisive actions and our desire to clear the way all began to add up. Instead of trying to move ahead of the twin, probably just stopping and reconsidering the options more carefully would have led to a more positive outcome.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PA28 WITH INSTRUCTOR ABOARD WAS INSTRUCTED TO WAIT FOR AN INCOMING TWIN TO THE FBO, THEN TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY. THE TWIN TURNED AWAY FROM THE ACFT AND PLT BEGAN TAXI. THE TWIN THEN TURNED BACK AND APCHED HEAD ON. RPTR THEN TURNED AND TAXIED IN WRONG DIRECTION TO AVOID THE TWIN. IN PROCESS OF TURNING WHEN SIGHTING CONSTRUCTION CONES ON TXWY THE WING HIT THE WING OF A PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: ON A TRAINING FLT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND AFTER START UP, I RECEIVED MY GND CLRNC WHICH INCLUDED WAITING FOR AN INCOMING TWIN TO THE FBO. I WAS THEN TO TAXI TO THE REMAINING ACTIVE RWY SINCE THE MAIN RWY WAS BEING REPAVED. UPON SEEING THE APCHING TWIN MAKE A TURN ONTO A NON CONFLICTING TXWY I BEGAN TO TAXI. THE TWIN SUDDENLY CHANGED DIRECTION AND BEGAN TO APCH ME ON THE SAME TXWY. HAVING ONLY PULLED OUT SLIGHTLY, I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE MY DIRECTION AS WELL AND CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE TWIN ALTHOUGH FORCING ME TO TAXI IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. AS I APCHED THE OTHER EXITING TXWY BOTH ME AND THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED IT WAS NOT PASSABLE DUE TO THE PAVING CONSTRUCTION CREW'S ORANGE CONES PLACED ACROSS THE RAMP'S TXWY. THE TWIN HAD SEEN THIS AS WELL AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE TWIN'S ORIGINAL CHANGE IN TAXI DIRECTION. A POSITIVE EXCHANGE OF THE AIRPLANE CTLS WAS MADE FROM ME TO THE INSTRUCTOR SINCE I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE IN CONTINUING TAXIING IN THE SMALL AREA WITH THE APCHING TWIN. THE INSTRUCTOR TAXIED TO ANOTHER AREA AND IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AROUND THE R WING OF OUR ACFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER ACFT WING PARKED ON THE RAMP. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS HERE THAT NEED ATTN. FIRST, WHEN GND OPS ARE NOT NORMAL AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE EXTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION AT THE ARPT, EXTRA VIGILANCE NEEDS TO BE EXERCISED. IN ADDITION, SMALL 18 INCH CONES ARE NOT EASILY SEEN ON A CROWDED RAMP AREA AS BOTH WE AND THE TWIN EXPERIENCED. WHEN PROBS BEGIN TO COMPOUND, THE LIKELIHOOD OF MISTAKES INCREASES. THE TXWY CLOSURE, REROUTING OF NORMAL GND OPS, TWIN'S APCHING AND INDECISIVE ACTIONS AND OUR DESIRE TO CLR THE WAY ALL BEGAN TO ADD UP. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MOVE AHEAD OF THE TWIN, PROBABLY JUST STOPPING AND RECONSIDERING THE OPTIONS MORE CAREFULLY WOULD HAVE LED TO A MORE POSITIVE OUTCOME.

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.