Narrative:

The captain was a takeoff from runway 34L at paine field, wa. It was XX30, dark, and the tower was closed. All of our pre- takeoff checklist were completed normally and broadcasts on CTAF were completed stating our intentions for takeoff and climb out. We were conducting a ferry flight and our empty 767- 300 weighed only approximately 240000 pounds. We made a rolling takeoff and just prior to my '80 KTS thrust set' callout, both the captain and I noticed solid white lights moving across the runway, some distance down the runway. We saw no strobe lights. Right after my call, shifting my scan outside, I realized a light aircraft had taxied onto the runway at one of the near mid-field (9000 ft runway) intxns. I glanced at our airspeed which was rapidly increasing toward our rotation speed of 123 KTS. Another quick glance outside and I realized that aborting was not an option, I called for 'rotation' as the airspeed was accelerating at approximately 115-120 KTS. The captain was obviously following the same line of reasoning and was in the process of initiating rotation at my callout. We climbed at normal climb speeds, our aircraft was light and this aided in a rapid takeoff and climb out. I estimate we passed above the aircraft at 200-500 ft. We never heard any calls from the light aircraft as it was taxiing or taking the runway for takeoff. Later, during our climb out the pilot of the light aircraft came up on CTAF and apologized stating that he had been on ground frequency. He also stated that he saw our lights at the approach end of the runway but assumed we were a 'sweeper.' extreme vigilance is obviously warranted at uncontrolled airports. On our part, possibly stopping in position vice a rolling takeoff might have allowed us to spot the aircraft sooner, although the runway was clear as we advanced power for takeoff. Also, don't assume that just because you are doing everything required and it is XX30, that you are the only 'ones out there.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 ACFT TAKING OFF AT NIGHT, TWR NOT OPERATING, FLC SEES ACFT LIGHT ON OPPOSITE END OF RWY. TOO LATE FOR AN ABORT THEY ROTATED SLIGHTLY PRIOR TO ROTATE SPD AND MISSED THE OTHER ACFT BY 200 FT.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS A TKOF FROM RWY 34L AT PAINE FIELD, WA. IT WAS XX30, DARK, AND THE TWR WAS CLOSED. ALL OF OUR PRE- TKOF CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED NORMALLY AND BROADCASTS ON CTAF WERE COMPLETED STATING OUR INTENTIONS FOR TKOF AND CLBOUT. WE WERE CONDUCTING A FERRY FLT AND OUR EMPTY 767- 300 WEIGHED ONLY APPROX 240000 LBS. WE MADE A ROLLING TKOF AND JUST PRIOR TO MY '80 KTS THRUST SET' CALLOUT, BOTH THE CAPT AND I NOTICED SOLID WHITE LIGHTS MOVING ACROSS THE RWY, SOME DISTANCE DOWN THE RWY. WE SAW NO STROBE LIGHTS. RIGHT AFTER MY CALL, SHIFTING MY SCAN OUTSIDE, I REALIZED A LIGHT ACFT HAD TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AT ONE OF THE NEAR MID-FIELD (9000 FT RWY) INTXNS. I GLANCED AT OUR AIRSPD WHICH WAS RAPIDLY INCREASING TOWARD OUR ROTATION SPD OF 123 KTS. ANOTHER QUICK GLANCE OUTSIDE AND I REALIZED THAT ABORTING WAS NOT AN OPTION, I CALLED FOR 'ROTATION' AS THE AIRSPD WAS ACCELERATING AT APPROX 115-120 KTS. THE CAPT WAS OBVIOUSLY FOLLOWING THE SAME LINE OF REASONING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INITIATING ROTATION AT MY CALLOUT. WE CLBED AT NORMAL CLB SPDS, OUR ACFT WAS LIGHT AND THIS AIDED IN A RAPID TKOF AND CLBOUT. I ESTIMATE WE PASSED ABOVE THE ACFT AT 200-500 FT. WE NEVER HEARD ANY CALLS FROM THE LIGHT ACFT AS IT WAS TAXIING OR TAKING THE RWY FOR TKOF. LATER, DURING OUR CLBOUT THE PLT OF THE LIGHT ACFT CAME UP ON CTAF AND APOLOGIZED STATING THAT HE HAD BEEN ON GND FREQ. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE SAW OUR LIGHTS AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY BUT ASSUMED WE WERE A 'SWEEPER.' EXTREME VIGILANCE IS OBVIOUSLY WARRANTED AT UNCTLED ARPTS. ON OUR PART, POSSIBLY STOPPING IN POS VICE A ROLLING TKOF MIGHT HAVE ALLOWED US TO SPOT THE ACFT SOONER, ALTHOUGH THE RWY WAS CLR AS WE ADVANCED PWR FOR TKOF. ALSO, DON'T ASSUME THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING REQUIRED AND IT IS XX30, THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY 'ONES OUT THERE.'

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.