Pilot of single engine aircraft brakes to a stop to avoid conflicting ground traffic at pmp.

Attributes
ACN	428991
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmp.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : pmp.tower
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 815 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	428991
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 33. Although not specified, normal taxi from my location to runway 33 would be via taxiway left. Taxiway D parallels runway 33 and intersects taxiway left. Ground control did mention other taxiing traffic. The other aircraft, a piper warrior, taxied through the intersection. I doubt that they ever saw me. I know the aircraft is used for training. They were probably doing taxi backs because pmp does not allow touch and goes on wkends. When I saw the other aircraft, I braked to a complete stop, anything short would have resulted in a collision. It appeared that the person in the right seat was leaning forward pointing to something. If it was an instructor, he was blocking the pilot's view and probably distracting him. I advised pmp ground of the situation. There was a pregnant pause on the radio and then 'thanks.' I think the instructor picked a poor time to be pointing out something to his student. Fortunately no one was injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SINGLE ENG ACFT BRAKES TO A STOP TO AVOID CONFLICTING GND TFC AT PMP.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 33. ALTHOUGH NOT SPECIFIED, NORMAL TAXI FROM MY LOCATION TO RWY 33 WOULD BE VIA TXWY L. TXWY D PARALLELS RWY 33 AND INTERSECTS TXWY L. GND CTL DID MENTION OTHER TAXIING TFC. THE OTHER ACFT, A PIPER WARRIOR, TAXIED THROUGH THE INTXN. I DOUBT THAT THEY EVER SAW ME. I KNOW THE ACFT IS USED FOR TRAINING. THEY WERE PROBABLY DOING TAXI BACKS BECAUSE PMP DOES NOT ALLOW TOUCH AND GOES ON WKENDS. WHEN I SAW THE OTHER ACFT, I BRAKED TO A COMPLETE STOP, ANYTHING SHORT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. IT APPEARED THAT THE PERSON IN THE R SEAT WAS LEANING FORWARD POINTING TO SOMETHING. IF IT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR, HE WAS BLOCKING THE PLT'S VIEW AND PROBABLY DISTRACTING HIM. I ADVISED PMP GND OF THE SIT. THERE WAS A PREGNANT PAUSE ON THE RADIO AND THEN 'THANKS.' I THINK THE INSTRUCTOR PICKED A POOR TIME TO BE POINTING OUT SOMETHING TO HIS STUDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED.

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.