PA23 pilot took off against traffic at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	444702
Time
Date	199907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hxd.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	444702
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was on an IFR clearance from hxd to gai, to return a piper PA23 to my employer at gai. (PA23 had been left at hxd by a renter for a mechanical problem.) it had been a long day already and I was in a hurry to get going back to gai. After obtaining IFR clearance through clearance delivery, and my release, I took off without using CTAF and did not notice another aircraft on final approach in opposite direction. When I did notice it after liftoff, we both veered right to avoid a collision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA23 PLT TOOK OFF AGAINST TFC AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: WAS ON AN IFR CLRNC FROM HXD TO GAI, TO RETURN A PIPER PA23 TO MY EMPLOYER AT GAI. (PA23 HAD BEEN LEFT AT HXD BY A RENTER FOR A MECHANICAL PROB.) IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY ALREADY AND I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET GOING BACK TO GAI. AFTER OBTAINING IFR CLRNC THROUGH CLRNC DELIVERY, AND MY RELEASE, I TOOK OFF WITHOUT USING CTAF AND DID NOT NOTICE ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL APCH IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN I DID NOTICE IT AFTER LIFTOFF, WE BOTH VEERED R TO AVOID A COLLISION.

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.