C180 pilot collides with another aircraft while taxiing at fws.

Attributes
ACN	698460
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fws.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fws.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 1269 flight time type : 571
ASRS Report	698460
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxi instructions from spinks (fws) ground was to taxi to runway 17R and hold short. I taxied on taxiway a at the south end of the runway to runway 17R at the north end of runway (about 6000 ft). Forward vision in a C180 is somewhat limited; so I executed s-turns during taxi for better visibility. I saw a low wing aircraft at the runway 17R hold area when I was about 3000 ft from the north end of runway. As I reached the north end of the taxiway; I started a gentle r-hand turn to the hold/run-up area (about 150 ft in front of me). As I was turning; my glasses slipped down my nose; and I reached up with my right hand to push them back up into position (1-2 seconds). When I looked forward again; my airplane (C180) was slowly continuing a right turn and the other aircraft suddenly came into view and was only 10-20 ft in front of me. My ground speed was low (6-8 KTS) and the engine RPM was 750-800. I braked and pulled the throttle back; but still collided with the right rear of the PA28 on the horizontal tail. The PA28 was at rest when the accident occurred. I had thought the PA28 was 50-100 ft further in front of me; but due to the nose high attitude of the C180; I momentarily lost sight of the PA28 in the right turn I was making.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 PLT COLLIDES WITH ANOTHER ACFT WHILE TAXIING AT FWS.

Narrative: TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM SPINKS (FWS) GND WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 17R AND HOLD SHORT. I TAXIED ON TXWY A AT THE S END OF THE RWY TO RWY 17R AT THE N END OF RWY (ABOUT 6000 FT). FORWARD VISION IN A C180 IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED; SO I EXECUTED S-TURNS DURING TAXI FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. I SAW A LOW WING ACFT AT THE RWY 17R HOLD AREA WHEN I WAS ABOUT 3000 FT FROM THE N END OF RWY. AS I REACHED THE N END OF THE TXWY; I STARTED A GENTLE R-HAND TURN TO THE HOLD/RUN-UP AREA (ABOUT 150 FT IN FRONT OF ME). AS I WAS TURNING; MY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN MY NOSE; AND I REACHED UP WITH MY R HAND TO PUSH THEM BACK UP INTO POS (1-2 SECONDS). WHEN I LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN; MY AIRPLANE (C180) WAS SLOWLY CONTINUING A R TURN AND THE OTHER ACFT SUDDENLY CAME INTO VIEW AND WAS ONLY 10-20 FT IN FRONT OF ME. MY GND SPD WAS LOW (6-8 KTS) AND THE ENG RPM WAS 750-800. I BRAKED AND PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK; BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH THE R REAR OF THE PA28 ON THE HORIZ TAIL. THE PA28 WAS AT REST WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD THOUGHT THE PA28 WAS 50-100 FT FURTHER IN FRONT OF ME; BUT DUE TO THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF THE C180; I MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE PA28 IN THE R TURN I WAS MAKING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.