BE19 pilot was given takeoff clearance just ahead of landing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	425709
Time
Date	199901
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwh
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 32 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	425709
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was holding at the hold line when I asked for clearance to taxi for takeoff. The tower then told me to taxi to runway 4. I reported the instructions and proceeded to the runup area. After doing my runup and checks, I taxied to runway 4 and held short. I then notified tower that I was holding short of runway 4. He then said 'taxi into position and hold, cross runway.' I repeated instructions and crossed runway 4 and taxied into position on runway 36, where I noticed another plane on final heading directly at me. So I pulled off to the side of runway and waited, the tower then cleared me to take off on runway 36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE19 PLT WAS GIVEN TKOF CLRNC JUST AHEAD OF LNDG TFC.

Narrative: I WAS HOLDING AT THE HOLD LINE WHEN I ASKED FOR CLRNC TO TAXI FOR TKOF. THE TWR THEN TOLD ME TO TAXI TO RWY 4. I RPTED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEEDED TO THE RUNUP AREA. AFTER DOING MY RUNUP AND CHKS, I TAXIED TO RWY 4 AND HELD SHORT. I THEN NOTIFIED TWR THAT I WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 4. HE THEN SAID 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD, CROSS RWY.' I REPEATED INSTRUCTIONS AND CROSSED RWY 4 AND TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 36, WHERE I NOTICED ANOTHER PLANE ON FINAL HDG DIRECTLY AT ME. SO I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF RWY AND WAITED, THE TWR THEN CLRED ME TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 36.

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.