Small aircraft back taxiing for takeoff sights aircraft turning final, taxies onto grass.

Attributes
ACN	312390
Time
Date	199508
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7my
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 245 flight time type : 245
ASRS Report	312390
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was departing south jersey regional (7MY) on a VFR day. The taxiway for runway 08 at this airport ends about 2/3 of the way down the runway and aircraft must back-taxi on the active to reach the end for a full length takeoff. While I was doing my runup procedure at the end of the taxiway, a bonanza departed runway 08. After runup, I checked the downwind, base, and final approach position and then called my back-taxi on the unicom. After back-taxiing for a few seconds, I spotted the bonanza turning base to final and heard his radio call. I made several radio calls to the bonanza and he finally initiated a go around. As a precaution, I taxied off the runway onto the grass. His go around was successful and I taxied back and departed without further problems. I don't believe the bonanza's pilot made calls on the downwind and base legs. However, it was my responsibility to see his aircraft and not impede his pattern operations while taxiing. In the future, I'll be sure to scan the problem even more carefully before taxiing onto an active runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA BACK TAXIING FOR TKOF SIGHTS ACFT TURNING FINAL, TAXIES ONTO GRASS.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING S JERSEY REGIONAL (7MY) ON A VFR DAY. THE TXWY FOR RWY 08 AT THIS ARPT ENDS ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY AND ACFT MUST BACK-TAXI ON THE ACTIVE TO REACH THE END FOR A FULL LENGTH TKOF. WHILE I WAS DOING MY RUNUP PROC AT THE END OF THE TXWY, A BONANZA DEPARTED RWY 08. AFTER RUNUP, I CHKED THE DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL APCH POS AND THEN CALLED MY BACK-TAXI ON THE UNICOM. AFTER BACK-TAXIING FOR A FEW SECONDS, I SPOTTED THE BONANZA TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND HEARD HIS RADIO CALL. I MADE SEVERAL RADIO CALLS TO THE BONANZA AND HE FINALLY INITIATED A GAR. AS A PRECAUTION, I TAXIED OFF THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS. HIS GAR WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I TAXIED BACK AND DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS. I DON'T BELIEVE THE BONANZA'S PLT MADE CALLS ON THE DOWNWIND AND BASE LEGS. HOWEVER, IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE HIS ACFT AND NOT IMPEDE HIS PATTERN OPS WHILE TAXIING. IN THE FUTURE, I'LL BE SURE TO SCAN THE PROB EVEN MORE CAREFULLY BEFORE TAXIING ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY.

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.