Narrative:

I landed on runway 27L. Since there were no other aircraft waiting to land or takeoff on this runway, I let the aircraft roll to the end, without using brakes. Because it was dark, and I seldom use runway 27L (the prevailing winds here are easterly). I had to search for the yellow taxiway line and the runway hold line. The tower had not yet switched me to ground control, so I was on the tower frequency. Before I reached the hold line, which is on the edge of taxiway G, I saw a light in my peripheral vision. I instinctively stamped on the brakes and stopped. We were going very slow, so that was easily accomplished. The beech commuter taxied by at an extremely high rate of speed, missing us by about 4 ft. I called ground control (we were still technically on the runway, because I still had not crossed the hold line) and informed them of the conflict. When I asked them why the commuter cut me off, the controller said that they were on the way to their hangar (which is off the end of taxiway G). I mentioned that we almost had an accident and the controller didn't comment, he just cleared me to customs. The problem arose because the hold line is on the edge of the taxiway. Contributing factors were: ground control should not clear aircraft to taxi when they will conflict with aircraft exiting the runway. There may have been a lack of coordination between tower and ground control. The commuter pilot could see me easily, it was a clear night, I still had my strobe and landing lights on. The passenger in the copilot seat of my aircraft said that the gulfstream commuter appeared to pick up speed. If I had exited, we would have been head to head on the taxiway. I suspect that ground control caused this conflict. This would have been prevented if there were lighted signs or a lighted line exiting the runway and marking the hold line, so that I would have more time to scan. Also, the tower controller should hand us off to ground control. Also, the commuter pilot and copilot should use better judgement.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CRITICAL BTWN A CPR PIPER PA31, TURNING OFF RWY AFTER LNDG AND A BEECH 99 COMMUTER TAXIING TO BASE HANGAR. PLT OF THE PA31 STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHEN SIGHTING THE BEECH COMMUTER TAXIING FAST TOWARD THEM COMING OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 27L. SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT WAITING TO LAND OR TKOF ON THIS RWY, I LET THE ACFT ROLL TO THE END, WITHOUT USING BRAKES. BECAUSE IT WAS DARK, AND I SELDOM USE RWY 27L (THE PREVAILING WINDS HERE ARE EASTERLY). I HAD TO SEARCH FOR THE YELLOW TXWY LINE AND THE RWY HOLD LINE. THE TWR HAD NOT YET SWITCHED ME TO GND CTL, SO I WAS ON THE TWR FREQ. BEFORE I REACHED THE HOLD LINE, WHICH IS ON THE EDGE OF TXWY G, I SAW A LIGHT IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION. I INSTINCTIVELY STAMPED ON THE BRAKES AND STOPPED. WE WERE GOING VERY SLOW, SO THAT WAS EASILY ACCOMPLISHED. THE BEECH COMMUTER TAXIED BY AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPD, MISSING US BY ABOUT 4 FT. I CALLED GND CTL (WE WERE STILL TECHNICALLY ON THE RWY, BECAUSE I STILL HAD NOT CROSSED THE HOLD LINE) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE CONFLICT. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY THE COMMUTER CUT ME OFF, THE CTLR SAID THAT THEY WERE ON THE WAY TO THEIR HANGAR (WHICH IS OFF THE END OF TXWY G). I MENTIONED THAT WE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE CTLR DIDN'T COMMENT, HE JUST CLRED ME TO CUSTOMS. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE HOLD LINE IS ON THE EDGE OF THE TXWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: GND CTL SHOULD NOT CLR ACFT TO TAXI WHEN THEY WILL CONFLICT WITH ACFT EXITING THE RWY. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A LACK OF COORD BTWN TWR AND GND CTL. THE COMMUTER PLT COULD SEE ME EASILY, IT WAS A CLR NIGHT, I STILL HAD MY STROBE AND LNDG LIGHTS ON. THE PAX IN THE COPLT SEAT OF MY ACFT SAID THAT THE GULFSTREAM COMMUTER APPEARED TO PICK UP SPD. IF I HAD EXITED, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HEAD TO HEAD ON THE TXWY. I SUSPECT THAT GND CTL CAUSED THIS CONFLICT. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THERE WERE LIGHTED SIGNS OR A LIGHTED LINE EXITING THE RWY AND MARKING THE HOLD LINE, SO THAT I WOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO SCAN. ALSO, THE TWR CTLR SHOULD HAND US OFF TO GND CTL. ALSO, THE COMMUTER PLT AND COPLT SHOULD USE BETTER JUDGEMENT.

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.