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PA32 pilot rejected the takeoff at dzj when another aircraft was found to be rolling out from the opposite direction. A crest half way down the runway and heat shimmers make sighting the other aircraft difficult and communications were never established.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1018873 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DZJ.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 170 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 40 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Back taxied runway 8 and did a runup off the runway facing where I could see both approaches. Made every radio call including departure; entered runway and began takeoff roll. Approximately 1;000 ft down the runway cresting the hill I spotted a plane on the runway. He made no calls and I did not see him land. I retarded the throttle and braked hard. Asked unicom for a radio check and was told loud and clear. I was hard to make out the aircraft due to the heat rising off the runway. I back taxied again and after unicom assured me the plane was clear of the runway; I took off. The aircraft never made a call and did not circle the field to determine it was clear if he was not using a radio. The FBO wrote down their tail number but was unable to speak to the person. They did not shutdown and departed the airport shortly after I did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 pilot rejected the takeoff at DZJ when another aircraft was found to be rolling out from the opposite direction. A crest half way down the runway and heat shimmers make sighting the other aircraft difficult and communications were never established.
Narrative: Back taxied Runway 8 and did a runup off the runway facing where I could see both approaches. Made every radio call including departure; entered runway and began takeoff roll. Approximately 1;000 FT down the runway cresting the hill I spotted a plane on the runway. He made no calls and I did not see him land. I retarded the throttle and braked hard. Asked UNICOM for a radio check and was told loud and clear. I was hard to make out the aircraft due to the heat rising off the runway. I back taxied again and after UNICOM assured me the plane was clear of the runway; I took off. The aircraft never made a call and did not circle the field to determine it was clear if he was not using a radio. The FBO wrote down their tail number but was unable to speak to the person. They did not shutdown and departed the airport shortly after I did.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.