C172 pilot has a conflict with another aircraft on the runway after landing at psp.

Attributes
ACN	726460
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : psp.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : psp.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 340 flight time type : 87
ASRS Report	726460
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 600 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was cleared to land on runway 31L. It was a busy day and I planned a short field landing so as to exit the closest high speed taxiway B expeditiously to taxiway west on the left side. Upon landing I slowed to make the left turn to exit but ended up at a 90 degree angle to the taxiway at almost a stop on the right side of the runway centerline. It was at that point I was startled to see the other aircraft so close to me over the numbers in landing attitude what looked to be 600 ft behind and 100 ft above. It was unclr to me the tower's instructions; continuing down the runway would have blinded both aircraft to each other placing us in a likely collision if they continued for landing (I heard no go around at this point); going forward to exit the left side as originally planned; I would have crossed the landing aircraft's flight path also blinding each other. So with what I felt was an immediate need for action for everyone's safety I continued to turn left 135 degrees and exited on taxiway B to taxiway C which was the fastest way off the runway. During this I then heard the pilot of the landing aircraft say 'go around.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAS A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY AFTER LNDG AT PSP.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 31L. IT WAS A BUSY DAY AND I PLANNED A SHORT FIELD LNDG SO AS TO EXIT THE CLOSEST HIGH SPD TXWY B EXPEDITIOUSLY TO TXWY W ON THE L SIDE. UPON LNDG I SLOWED TO MAKE THE L TURN TO EXIT BUT ENDED UP AT A 90 DEG ANGLE TO THE TXWY AT ALMOST A STOP ON THE R SIDE OF THE RWY CTRLINE. IT WAS AT THAT POINT I WAS STARTLED TO SEE THE OTHER ACFT SO CLOSE TO ME OVER THE NUMBERS IN LNDG ATTITUDE WHAT LOOKED TO BE 600 FT BEHIND AND 100 FT ABOVE. IT WAS UNCLR TO ME THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS; CONTINUING DOWN THE RWY WOULD HAVE BLINDED BOTH ACFT TO EACH OTHER PLACING US IN A LIKELY COLLISION IF THEY CONTINUED FOR LNDG (I HEARD NO GAR AT THIS POINT); GOING FORWARD TO EXIT THE L SIDE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED; I WOULD HAVE CROSSED THE LNDG ACFT'S FLT PATH ALSO BLINDING EACH OTHER. SO WITH WHAT I FELT WAS AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ACTION FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY I CONTINUED TO TURN L 135 DEGS AND EXITED ON TXWY B TO TXWY C WHICH WAS THE FASTEST WAY OFF THE RWY. DURING THIS I THEN HEARD THE PLT OF THE LNDG ACFT SAY 'GO AROUND.'

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.