C414 taxing for departure conflicts with other taxiing aircraft at eug.

Attributes
ACN	582943
Time
Date	200305
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eug.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : eug.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1020
ASRS Report	582943
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi to runway 34. We never heard any other traffic on ground control. We departed the ramp and headed toward runway 34. We made a right turn on taxiway H and a left turn on taxiway a. The radio blared 'ground control, did you see that aircraft cut me off?' ground control answered, 'yes, we saw that.' I answered, 'we never saw you.' we continued on taxiway a and made a 180 degree turn to face traffic at the departure end of runway 34. Nothing else was said. I must admit both the copilot and I had our heads in the cockpit instead of just me taxiing, watching more carefully. I assume the bonanza pilot saw us and slowed or stopped to avoid an accident. This could have been avoided by good habits in the cockpit, me watching outside and the copilot inside. Also, ground control never called either us or the bonanza to hold for the other. If they are ground control they should have controled this potential hazard, and they did not. In fact, when ground control answered that they saw this happening, we couldn't figure out why they didn't say anything. The bonanza took off and we followed. I will never taxi another aircraft with my head in the cockpit. My lesson is learned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 TAXING FOR DEP CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TAXIING ACFT AT EUG.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 34. WE NEVER HEARD ANY OTHER TFC ON GND CTL. WE DEPARTED THE RAMP AND HEADED TOWARD RWY 34. WE MADE A R TURN ON TXWY H AND A L TURN ON TXWY A. THE RADIO BLARED 'GND CTL, DID YOU SEE THAT ACFT CUT ME OFF?' GND CTL ANSWERED, 'YES, WE SAW THAT.' I ANSWERED, 'WE NEVER SAW YOU.' WE CONTINUED ON TXWY A AND MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO FACE TFC AT THE DEP END OF RWY 34. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. I MUST ADMIT BOTH THE COPLT AND I HAD OUR HEADS IN THE COCKPIT INSTEAD OF JUST ME TAXIING, WATCHING MORE CAREFULLY. I ASSUME THE BONANZA PLT SAW US AND SLOWED OR STOPPED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY GOOD HABITS IN THE COCKPIT, ME WATCHING OUTSIDE AND THE COPLT INSIDE. ALSO, GND CTL NEVER CALLED EITHER US OR THE BONANZA TO HOLD FOR THE OTHER. IF THEY ARE GND CTL THEY SHOULD HAVE CTLED THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD, AND THEY DID NOT. IN FACT, WHEN GND CTL ANSWERED THAT THEY SAW THIS HAPPENING, WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. THE BONANZA TOOK OFF AND WE FOLLOWED. I WILL NEVER TAXI ANOTHER ACFT WITH MY HEAD IN THE COCKPIT. MY LESSON IS LEARNED.

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.