Narrative:

Taxied approximately 1/2 mi north toward the ramp area. During this taxi period there were no other aircraft observed on the taxiway (closed runway 1). Just prior to crossing the other active runway (11/29) (point C), aircraft was slowed and I observed both right and left to see if any aircraft were landing or departing on runways 11 or 29. Seeing no other aircraft I then taxied across 11/29 and headed slightly to the left or toward the west side of the taxiway as the most direct route to the tie-down/FBO ramp. Again I did not notice any other aircraft on the taxiway. At point D I first saw an small aircraft right in front of me on the taxiway heading directly toward me. I immediately applied the brakes and turned off the ignition (to kill the engine) in anticipation of striking the other aircraft. The 2 aircraft collided. After the collision the pilot of the aircraft indicated that she had stopped the aircraft when it appeared that we were going to crash and apparently did not try to get out of the way. Neither did she attempt to call over the radio. She was apparently not aware of the field of vision problems inherent in tailwheel type aircraft and thought since she could see me then I should be able to see her. After having crossed runway 11/29 and turning slightly left, the center of the taxiway was not visible to me as I was sitting on the left side of the aircraft and the high nose blocked the view to the right front. I did not observe the small aircraft enter the taxiway and move toward me. All tailwheel type aircraft pilots should be reminded that it is necessary to perform s-turns while taxiing to ensure that the area in front is clear.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL DRAGGER SMA TAXIES INTO ANOTHER SMA AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: TAXIED APPROX 1/2 MI N TOWARD THE RAMP AREA. DURING THIS TAXI PERIOD THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT OBSERVED ON THE TXWY (CLOSED RWY 1). JUST PRIOR TO XING THE OTHER ACTIVE RWY (11/29) (POINT C), ACFT WAS SLOWED AND I OBSERVED BOTH R AND L TO SEE IF ANY ACFT WERE LNDG OR DEPARTING ON RWYS 11 OR 29. SEEING NO OTHER ACFT I THEN TAXIED ACROSS 11/29 AND HEADED SLIGHTLY TO THE L OR TOWARD THE W SIDE OF THE TXWY AS THE MOST DIRECT RTE TO THE TIE-DOWN/FBO RAMP. AGAIN I DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER ACFT ON THE TXWY. AT POINT D I FIRST SAW AN SMA RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ON THE TXWY HDG DIRECTLY TOWARD ME. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION (TO KILL THE ENG) IN ANTICIPATION OF STRIKING THE OTHER ACFT. THE 2 ACFT COLLIDED. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT OF THE ACFT INDICATED THAT SHE HAD STOPPED THE ACFT WHEN IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE GOING TO CRASH AND APPARENTLY DID NOT TRY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. NEITHER DID SHE ATTEMPT TO CALL OVER THE RADIO. SHE WAS APPARENTLY NOT AWARE OF THE FIELD OF VISION PROBS INHERENT IN TAILWHEEL TYPE ACFT AND THOUGHT SINCE SHE COULD SEE ME THEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HER. AFTER HAVING CROSSED RWY 11/29 AND TURNING SLIGHTLY L, THE CTR OF THE TXWY WAS NOT VISIBLE TO ME AS I WAS SITTING ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT AND THE HIGH NOSE BLOCKED THE VIEW TO THE R FRONT. I DID NOT OBSERVE THE SMA ENTER THE TXWY AND MOVE TOWARD ME. ALL TAILWHEEL TYPE ACFT PLTS SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO PERFORM S-TURNS WHILE TAXIING TO ENSURE THAT THE AREA IN FRONT IS CLR.

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.