Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 200; Flight Crew Type 50
Time Pressure; Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
I was number three at the run-up area for departure and did not wish to obstruct the taxiway by stopping before the run-up area on the taxiway. The other two piston single aircraft were at the 'corners' of the rectangular run-up area and it looked spatially 'reasonable' to insert my aircraft between the two other aircraft. However; I misjudged and the space was more confined than it looked. Once rolling; I was committed to continue and maneuvered carefully into the run-up area. As I swung around to face south and avoid blasting the other aircraft with my prop blast; I cleared one of the other aircraft's propellers with my empennage by mere feet.As a low-time pilot; I had not encountered a situation like this before. In retrospect; I should have just held my position on the taxiway until one of the other aircraft moved to the hold-short line and cleared the run-up area. As I was close to other departing aircraft; they had to wait for me to clear the run up area to move forward; but it was not my intent to 'jump the cue' for departure. Lesson learned.
C182 pilot reported maneuvering between two other aircraft in the run-up area rather than wait for one of them to move.