Narrative:

Was taxiing onto runway 19 at truckee, did not announce because someone was talking to unicom on CTAF. When I had a chance to transmit, a glider tow started transmitting before I could. He announced that he was taxiing onto the runway for a 'hook-up.' only problem was that I was already on the runway though still in the middle of my turn into a takeoff position where I could run my motors up before brake release. He taxied on from an intersection ahead of me. There was a plane on downwind that I briefly noticed. So I didn't want to stay there too long. I asked the glider tow how long he would be -- no answer. I was about to taxi off of the runway when the tow began its takeoff roll, less than 1 min after taxiing onto the runway. I was trying to guess where the landing traffic was. When there was what I thought was enough separation I started rolling. Boy, was I overtaking that tow/glider combo fast! I decided to abort early on, and turned off onto the first taxiway. As I turned off, I saw a glider tow going around, very low. I must have confused him with my abort. In retrospect, I could have made the takeoff without overtaking the tow plane, but I may have upset the local glider operators and my passenger when passing -- very closely. I should have taxied off when the tow didn't answer. I took off a bit early because of the landing traffic. I shouldn't have let that pressure me. Actually, the proper policy is to not be holding with landing traffic behind and departing traffic in front. It was also embarrassing because my passenger was riding up front. Also, I had woken up from a nap 15 mins earlier!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA CORSAIR C425 ABORTED TKOF AT AN UNCTLED ARPT AFTER APPEARING TO BE OVERTAKING A GLIDER TOW ACFT TAKING OFF. HE WAS RUSHING HIS TKOF TO GET OUT AHEAD OF ANOTHER ACFT APCHING TO LAND ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. IN ADDITION, HE WAS DISTR BY NOT BEING ABLE TO ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS OVER UNICOM DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION.

Narrative: WAS TAXIING ONTO RWY 19 AT TRUCKEE, DID NOT ANNOUNCE BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS TALKING TO UNICOM ON CTAF. WHEN I HAD A CHANCE TO XMIT, A GLIDER TOW STARTED XMITTING BEFORE I COULD. HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS TAXIING ONTO THE RWY FOR A 'HOOK-UP.' ONLY PROB WAS THAT I WAS ALREADY ON THE RWY THOUGH STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN INTO A TKOF POS WHERE I COULD RUN MY MOTORS UP BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE. HE TAXIED ON FROM AN INTXN AHEAD OF ME. THERE WAS A PLANE ON DOWNWIND THAT I BRIEFLY NOTICED. SO I DIDN'T WANT TO STAY THERE TOO LONG. I ASKED THE GLIDER TOW HOW LONG HE WOULD BE -- NO ANSWER. I WAS ABOUT TO TAXI OFF OF THE RWY WHEN THE TOW BEGAN ITS TKOF ROLL, LESS THAN 1 MIN AFTER TAXIING ONTO THE RWY. I WAS TRYING TO GUESS WHERE THE LNDG TFC WAS. WHEN THERE WAS WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ENOUGH SEPARATION I STARTED ROLLING. BOY, WAS I OVERTAKING THAT TOW/GLIDER COMBO FAST! I DECIDED TO ABORT EARLY ON, AND TURNED OFF ONTO THE FIRST TXWY. AS I TURNED OFF, I SAW A GLIDER TOW GOING AROUND, VERY LOW. I MUST HAVE CONFUSED HIM WITH MY ABORT. IN RETROSPECT, I COULD HAVE MADE THE TKOF WITHOUT OVERTAKING THE TOW PLANE, BUT I MAY HAVE UPSET THE LCL GLIDER OPERATORS AND MY PAX WHEN PASSING -- VERY CLOSELY. I SHOULD HAVE TAXIED OFF WHEN THE TOW DIDN'T ANSWER. I TOOK OFF A BIT EARLY BECAUSE OF THE LNDG TFC. I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET THAT PRESSURE ME. ACTUALLY, THE PROPER POLICY IS TO NOT BE HOLDING WITH LNDG TFC BEHIND AND DEPARTING TFC IN FRONT. IT WAS ALSO EMBARRASSING BECAUSE MY PAX WAS RIDING UP FRONT. ALSO, I HAD WOKEN UP FROM A NAP 15 MINS EARLIER!

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.