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Pc-12 pilot reported coming to a stop on the ramp to avoid a collision with a van that apparently had not seen him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1634826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MSP.Airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 1050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
I was taxiing from overflow parking ramp at [the FBO]. It was nighttime. As I was taxiing out I noticed a van coming directly towards me delivering passengers to a departing aircraft. I had all taxi and landing lights on at the time. It became obvious to me that the driver of the van did not see me. I was unable to move left or right due to parked aircraft; so I came to a complete stop. At that point the driver must have seen me from approximately 100 feet away and turned to his right and cleared my left wing by approximately 6 to 8 feet. He appeared to be driving at approximately 10mph. I then continued my taxi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PC-12 pilot reported coming to a stop on the ramp to avoid a collision with a van that apparently had not seen him.
Narrative: I was taxiing from overflow parking ramp at [the FBO]. It was nighttime. As I was taxiing out I noticed a van coming directly towards me delivering passengers to a departing aircraft. I had all taxi and landing lights on at the time. It became obvious to me that the driver of the van did not see me. I was unable to move left or right due to parked aircraft; so I came to a complete stop. At that point the driver must have seen me from approximately 100 feet away and turned to his right and cleared my left wing by approximately 6 to 8 feet. He appeared to be driving at approximately 10mph. I then continued my taxi.
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.