GA pilot reported a near collision at a known hotspot at dekalb-peachtree airport.

Attributes
ACN	1559250
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PDK.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical
Miss Distance	Horizontal 5 Vertical 0

Narrative:

I called ground control from the hangars and requested taxi. The controller gave me taxi to runway 3L via alpha; cross 34 and hold short of 3L and advise run-up complete. I acknowledged the clearance and began my taxi. While approaching 34; I turned all of my lights on for safety; looked both ways down runway 34 to make sure it was clear; and began to cross the runway. Upon exiting; I observed a cessna turn right in front of me; causing me to slam on the brakes very hard to avoid a collision of my nose into his tail. I then immediately notified ground that I didn't expect to see a cessna in front of me. The controller said; 'I'm sorry.' the rest of the flight went fine.I was 5 feet or less from the cessna; and barely avoided a collision. The cessna was on taxiway B headed to the same runway. The cessna pilots never saw me. This was a hotspot on the taxi diagram. I believe the controller lost situation awareness. I've also observed that sometimes the controllers at this airport don't give you instructions to cross runway 34 or hold short; but they've gotten a lot better. If they don't tell me what to do; I hold short until I get a verbal; 'cleared to cross'. Next time I fly out of this airport; and given the same clearance; I'll make sure taxiway bravo is cleared as well as runway 34 before I begin my crossing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA pilot reported a near collision at a known Hotspot at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.

Narrative: I called ground control from the hangars and requested taxi. The controller gave me taxi to runway 3L via Alpha; cross 34 and hold short of 3L and advise run-up complete. I acknowledged the clearance and began my taxi. While approaching 34; I turned all of my lights on for safety; looked both ways down runway 34 to make sure it was clear; and began to cross the runway. Upon exiting; I observed a Cessna turn right in front of me; causing me to slam on the brakes very hard to avoid a collision of my nose into his tail. I then immediately notified Ground that I didn't expect to see a Cessna in front of me. The controller said; 'I'm sorry.' The rest of the flight went fine.I was 5 feet or less from the Cessna; and barely avoided a collision. The Cessna was on taxiway B headed to the same runway. The Cessna pilots never saw me. This was a hotspot on the taxi diagram. I believe the controller lost situation awareness. I've also observed that sometimes the controllers at this airport don't give you instructions to cross runway 34 or hold short; but they've gotten a lot better. If they don't tell me what to do; I hold short until I get a verbal; 'cleared to cross'. Next time I fly out of this airport; and given the same clearance; I'll make sure taxiway Bravo is cleared as well as runway 34 before I begin my crossing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.