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I arrived at avo at about XA15, landing on runway 4 (the no wind or light wind runway at avo) and taxied to the FBO ramp to drop off the instructor who had given me an annual ses recurrency check ride. Winds were out of the east at 4-6 KTS. After 10 mins of down time discussing the check ride, I reinstalled nose ballast to make up for the weight of the instructor, and prepared to leave the FBO ramp. After engine start and while performing the before taxi checklist, I listened for traffic on the CTAF. After completing the checklist, I taxied a short distance to the hold short line on taxiway east. No transmission had been made on the CTAF prior to reaching the hold short line, so I looked down the 'active' runway 4 (I had just landed on it mins before) and 'cleared' it, then announced my intention on the CTAF to cross runway 4 and taxi on taxiway east. As I was leaving the taxiway and crossing the end of runway 4 (and runway 9), I heard 'lake look right,' and saw an aircraft about 2000 ft away taxiing toward me on runway 9/27. I continued across runway 4 and the end of runway 9/27, to clear the runway and continued toward the departure end of runway 4. Apparently, the taxiing aircraft had just landed on runway 9 and was taxiing down the runway to the FBO (there is no taxiway for runway 9). Contributing to my not 'seeing' the aircraft before I reached the hold short line of taxiway east on the north side of runway 4, is that the FBO hangar blocks your view of runway 9 from the FBO ramp, and several trees and a picnic area partially block the view from taxiway east. Taxiway east is perpendicular to runway 4 (not runway 9) which makes it more difficult to look back and to the right from the pilot's seat to observe an aircraft on runway 9. Hearing nothing on the CTAF led me to conclude that I was the only active aircraft on the airport. A NORDO aircraft could have created the same situation, so the visual check must be done in addition to the radio check. Even though I had just landed on runway 4, and considered it 'active' and the one I was going to use because it is longer and has a taxiway, I should have consulted the runway diagram before taxiing and (at the hold short line) visually 'cleared' runway 9 (in addition to runway 4) before leaving the hold short line. I would have seen the taxiing aircraft and should also have held short of the end of runway 9 until I knew the aircraft's intentions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CONFLICT OCCURS BTWN 2 ACFT AT A NON TWR ARPT OF AVO, FL.

Narrative: I ARRIVED AT AVO AT ABOUT XA15, LNDG ON RWY 4 (THE NO WIND OR LIGHT WIND RWY AT AVO) AND TAXIED TO THE FBO RAMP TO DROP OFF THE INSTRUCTOR WHO HAD GIVEN ME AN ANNUAL SES RECURRENCY CHK RIDE. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE E AT 4-6 KTS. AFTER 10 MINS OF DOWN TIME DISCUSSING THE CHK RIDE, I REINSTALLED NOSE BALLAST TO MAKE UP FOR THE WT OF THE INSTRUCTOR, AND PREPARED TO LEAVE THE FBO RAMP. AFTER ENG START AND WHILE PERFORMING THE BEFORE TAXI CHKLIST, I LISTENED FOR TFC ON THE CTAF. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHKLIST, I TAXIED A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE ON TXWY E. NO XMISSION HAD BEEN MADE ON THE CTAF PRIOR TO REACHING THE HOLD SHORT LINE, SO I LOOKED DOWN THE 'ACTIVE' RWY 4 (I HAD JUST LANDED ON IT MINS BEFORE) AND 'CLRED' IT, THEN ANNOUNCED MY INTENTION ON THE CTAF TO CROSS RWY 4 AND TAXI ON TXWY E. AS I WAS LEAVING THE TXWY AND XING THE END OF RWY 4 (AND RWY 9), I HEARD 'LAKE LOOK R,' AND SAW AN ACFT ABOUT 2000 FT AWAY TAXIING TOWARD ME ON RWY 9/27. I CONTINUED ACROSS RWY 4 AND THE END OF RWY 9/27, TO CLR THE RWY AND CONTINUED TOWARD THE DEP END OF RWY 4. APPARENTLY, THE TAXIING ACFT HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 9 AND WAS TAXIING DOWN THE RWY TO THE FBO (THERE IS NO TXWY FOR RWY 9). CONTRIBUTING TO MY NOT 'SEEING' THE ACFT BEFORE I REACHED THE HOLD SHORT LINE OF TXWY E ON THE N SIDE OF RWY 4, IS THAT THE FBO HANGAR BLOCKS YOUR VIEW OF RWY 9 FROM THE FBO RAMP, AND SEVERAL TREES AND A PICNIC AREA PARTIALLY BLOCK THE VIEW FROM TXWY E. TXWY E IS PERPENDICULAR TO RWY 4 (NOT RWY 9) WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO LOOK BACK AND TO THE R FROM THE PLT'S SEAT TO OBSERVE AN ACFT ON RWY 9. HEARING NOTHING ON THE CTAF LED ME TO CONCLUDE THAT I WAS THE ONLY ACTIVE ACFT ON THE ARPT. A NORDO ACFT COULD HAVE CREATED THE SAME SIT, SO THE VISUAL CHK MUST BE DONE IN ADDITION TO THE RADIO CHK. EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 4, AND CONSIDERED IT 'ACTIVE' AND THE ONE I WAS GOING TO USE BECAUSE IT IS LONGER AND HAS A TXWY, I SHOULD HAVE CONSULTED THE RWY DIAGRAM BEFORE TAXIING AND (AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE) VISUALLY 'CLRED' RWY 9 (IN ADDITION TO RWY 4) BEFORE LEAVING THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I WOULD HAVE SEEN THE TAXIING ACFT AND SHOULD ALSO HAVE HELD SHORT OF THE END OF RWY 9 UNTIL I KNEW THE ACFT'S INTENTIONS.

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.