Near midair collision between an airtractor, AT301, on takeoff roll, at a non tower airport, and an unknown single engine cessna coming towards reporter during either a landing roll or takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	368191
Time
Date	199705
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ipl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 40
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	368191
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 40
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing out with a load, the windsock was showing a slight breeze out of the southwest. This was at right angles to both runway 14 and runway 32. I chose runway 14 as it was the shortest taxi. After checking both runways, both ground and air, for traffic and seeing nothing, I taxied onto runway 14 and started my takeoff roll. When the tail came up, improving my forward visibility, I discovered a single engine cessna (C182, C206, C210?) rolling toward me. I immediately swung right to leave the runway. However, the cessna lifted off at this time and flew over me at about 40 ft. I do not know if the cessna was on takeoff roll or landing rollout when I spotted him. I never saw the cessna again. I do not know who it was where it came from or where it went. The cessna was light in color (off white, gray, earth tone perhaps) and did not contrast with the backgnd (a fuel farm with many white tanks), the sky or the runway pavement. It was not showing a light. If the aircraft would have had his landing light on this incident might have been averted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN AIRTRACTOR, AT301, ON TKOF ROLL, AT A NON TWR ARPT, AND AN UNKNOWN SINGLE ENG CESSNA COMING TOWARDS RPTR DURING EITHER A LNDG ROLL OR TKOF.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT WITH A LOAD, THE WINDSOCK WAS SHOWING A SLIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE SW. THIS WAS AT R ANGLES TO BOTH RWY 14 AND RWY 32. I CHOSE RWY 14 AS IT WAS THE SHORTEST TAXI. AFTER CHKING BOTH RWYS, BOTH GND AND AIR, FOR TFC AND SEEING NOTHING, I TAXIED ONTO RWY 14 AND STARTED MY TKOF ROLL. WHEN THE TAIL CAME UP, IMPROVING MY FORWARD VISIBILITY, I DISCOVERED A SINGLE ENG CESSNA (C182, C206, C210?) ROLLING TOWARD ME. I IMMEDIATELY SWUNG R TO LEAVE THE RWY. HOWEVER, THE CESSNA LIFTED OFF AT THIS TIME AND FLEW OVER ME AT ABOUT 40 FT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CESSNA WAS ON TKOF ROLL OR LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN I SPOTTED HIM. I NEVER SAW THE CESSNA AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW WHO IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM OR WHERE IT WENT. THE CESSNA WAS LIGHT IN COLOR (OFF WHITE, GRAY, EARTH TONE PERHAPS) AND DID NOT CONTRAST WITH THE BACKGND (A FUEL FARM WITH MANY WHITE TANKS), THE SKY OR THE RWY PAVEMENT. IT WAS NOT SHOWING A LIGHT. IF THE ACFT WOULD HAVE HAD HIS LNDG LIGHT ON THIS INCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVERTED.

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.