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Reporter private pilot saw aircraft on his takeoff runway just before rotating. Took evasive action. Other aircraft had not called on CTAF.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnz |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| 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 | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 410 flight time type : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 338855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Hot and hazy day, runway 6 in use at hnz. I had the CTAF on while doing my preflight checks at the approach end of runway 6. Unknown to me, an airplane had approached and landed on runway 24 while I did run-ups, etc. I checked both ends of the runway, saw no traffic, made my departure radio call and started takeoff. Just before rotation speed I noticed other airplane on runway. I had enough room to rotate and sideslip to the right, and missed other airplane by a good margin, but the incident still was scary. Airport employee called me on CTAF, asked if I'd seen airplane. I replied yes, just prior to rotation, but that I'd heard nothing on the radio. He said he hadn't either. Incidents like this can be prevented by: using your radio at uncontrolled fields, obtaining an airport advisory -- which runway is in use, and exercising great care on hot muggy days -- heat rising from runway may distort your view of objects at the other end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR PVT PLT SAW ACFT ON HIS TKOF RWY JUST BEFORE ROTATING. TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. OTHER ACFT HAD NOT CALLED ON CTAF.
Narrative: HOT AND HAZY DAY, RWY 6 IN USE AT HNZ. I HAD THE CTAF ON WHILE DOING MY PREFLT CHKS AT THE APCH END OF RWY 6. UNKNOWN TO ME, AN AIRPLANE HAD APCHED AND LANDED ON RWY 24 WHILE I DID RUN-UPS, ETC. I CHKED BOTH ENDS OF THE RWY, SAW NO TFC, MADE MY DEP RADIO CALL AND STARTED TKOF. JUST BEFORE ROTATION SPD I NOTICED OTHER AIRPLANE ON RWY. I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO ROTATE AND SIDESLIP TO THE R, AND MISSED OTHER AIRPLANE BY A GOOD MARGIN, BUT THE INCIDENT STILL WAS SCARY. ARPT EMPLOYEE CALLED ME ON CTAF, ASKED IF I'D SEEN AIRPLANE. I REPLIED YES, JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, BUT THAT I'D HEARD NOTHING ON THE RADIO. HE SAID HE HADN'T EITHER. INCIDENTS LIKE THIS CAN BE PREVENTED BY: USING YOUR RADIO AT UNCTLED FIELDS, OBTAINING AN ARPT ADVISORY -- WHICH RWY IS IN USE, AND EXERCISING GREAT CARE ON HOT MUGGY DAYS -- HEAT RISING FROM RWY MAY DISTORT YOUR VIEW OF OBJECTS AT THE OTHER END.
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.