Small aircraft pilot has exciting moments when an old MTR takes off over his head in opposite direction after ignoring small aircraft pilot's unicom calls.

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Attributes
ACN	132744
Time
Date	199001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sez
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	approach : visual departure other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 465 flight time type : 115
ASRS Report	132740
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had just cancelled IFR with ZAB for a VFR landing at sez. I called unicom and got advisories. There was no traffic, so I initiated a 45 degree entry to downwind runway 3. I announced my intentions on unicom at downwind, base and on final. At sez takeoffs are made in the opp direction runway 21. Just as I was about to touch down I heard another aircraft announce he was entering runway 21 for takeoff. I again announced that I was on the runway 3 and rolling out. The next thing I saw was this plane approaching head-on for takeoff. I applied heavy braking and steered to the left of runway toward taxiway. At the time I was prepared to leave the runway for the rough, the other aircraft took off over our plane. When I taxied up for parking the flight line a guy asked if we were ok and wondered why the other plane took off. The flight linesman said he heard our announcements on downwind, base and final, and therefore couldn't understand the other plane's takeoff. The other plane was an old military plane and I didn't get any #.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS EXCITING MOMENTS WHEN AN OLD MTR TAKES OFF OVER HIS HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AFTER IGNORING SMA PLT'S UNICOM CALLS.

Narrative: I HAD JUST CANCELLED IFR WITH ZAB FOR A VFR LNDG AT SEZ. I CALLED UNICOM AND GOT ADVISORIES. THERE WAS NO TFC, SO I INITIATED A 45 DEG ENTRY TO DOWNWIND RWY 3. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON UNICOM AT DOWNWIND, BASE AND ON FINAL. AT SEZ TKOFS ARE MADE IN THE OPP DIRECTION RWY 21. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT ANNOUNCE HE WAS ENTERING RWY 21 FOR TKOF. I AGAIN ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS ON THE RWY 3 AND ROLLING OUT. THE NEXT THING I SAW WAS THIS PLANE APCHING HEAD-ON FOR TKOF. I APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND STEERED TO THE LEFT OF RWY TOWARD TXWY. AT THE TIME I WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE THE RWY FOR THE ROUGH, THE OTHER ACFT TOOK OFF OVER OUR PLANE. WHEN I TAXIED UP FOR PARKING THE FLT LINE A GUY ASKED IF WE WERE OK AND WONDERED WHY THE OTHER PLANE TOOK OFF. THE FLT LINESMAN SAID HE HEARD OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL, AND THEREFORE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE OTHER PLANE'S TKOF. THE OTHER PLANE WAS AN OLD MIL PLANE AND I DIDN'T GET ANY #.

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.