GA pilot reported being cleared for takeoff with another plane on short final.

Attributes
ACN	1619678
Time
Date	201902
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CHD.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
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	Final Approach Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7.7 Flight Crew Total 874 Flight Crew Type 860
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Vertical 30

Narrative:

My aircraft was 'cleared for take-off on runway 22R; right turn approved.' as soon as I pulled onto the runway; the shadow of another aircraft came over mine traveling in the same direction; then I spotted the aircraft above mine. The other aircraft had apparently moved to the left edge of the runway as an evasive action. I stopped immediately; and told tower I thought I had been cleared for take-off. Tower advised me to hold position (which I was already doing.) the other aircraft then continued his landing; and cleared the runway. Then I was; again; cleared for take-off. I do not know why I was cleared for take-off the first time with another aircraft on short final. Suggest greater attention to detail on the part of the controller. The path from the run-up area to the edge of the runway left me at a 45 degree angle to the runway and looking left and up was impossible in a high wing plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA pilot reported being cleared for takeoff with another plane on short final.

Narrative: My aircraft was 'cleared for take-off on Runway 22R; right turn approved.' As soon as I pulled onto the runway; the shadow of another aircraft came over mine traveling in the same direction; then I spotted the aircraft above mine. The other aircraft had apparently moved to the left edge of the runway as an evasive action. I stopped immediately; and told Tower I thought I had been cleared for take-off. Tower advised me to hold position (which I was already doing.) The other aircraft then continued his landing; and cleared the runway. Then I was; again; cleared for take-off. I do not know why I was cleared for take-off the first time with another aircraft on short final. Suggest greater attention to detail on the part of the controller. The path from the run-up area to the edge of the runway left me at a 45 degree angle to the runway and looking left and up was impossible in a high wing plane.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.