C180 PLT COLLIDES WITH ANOTHER ACFT WHILE TAXIING AT FWS.
Synopsis
C180 PLT COLLIDES WITH ANOTHER ACFT WHILE TAXIING AT FWS.
Narrative
TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM SPINKS (FWS) GND WAS TO TAXI TO RWY 17R AND HOLD SHORT. I TAXIED ON TXWY A AT THE S END OF THE RWY TO RWY 17R AT THE N END OF RWY (ABOUT 6000 FT). FORWARD VISION IN A C180 IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED; SO I EXECUTED S-TURNS DURING TAXI FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. I SAW A LOW WING ACFT AT THE RWY 17R HOLD AREA WHEN I WAS ABOUT 3000 FT FROM THE N END OF RWY. AS I REACHED THE N END OF THE TXWY; I STARTED A GENTLE R-HAND TURN TO THE HOLD/RUN-UP AREA (ABOUT 150 FT IN FRONT OF ME). AS I WAS TURNING; MY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN MY NOSE; AND I REACHED UP WITH MY R HAND TO PUSH THEM BACK UP INTO POS (1-2 SECONDS). WHEN I LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN; MY AIRPLANE (C180) WAS SLOWLY CONTINUING A R TURN AND THE OTHER ACFT SUDDENLY CAME INTO VIEW AND WAS ONLY 10-20 FT IN FRONT OF ME. MY GND SPD WAS LOW (6-8 KTS) AND THE ENG RPM WAS 750-800. I BRAKED AND PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK; BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH THE R REAR OF THE PA28 ON THE HORIZ TAIL. THE PA28 WAS AT REST WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD THOUGHT THE PA28 WAS 50-100 FT FURTHER IN FRONT OF ME; BUT DUE TO THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF THE C180; I MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE PA28 IN THE R TURN I WAS MAKING.
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