Pilot in a PA32 at bed airport on takeoff roll rotates over a king air crossing the runway mid-field...

Attributes
ACN	449104
Time
Date	199909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	449104
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were in a saratoga on taxiway M at bed holding short for runway 5 departure. Upon being cleared for takeoff and a right turnout by tower we took the active and advanced power. As we accelerated there was a taxiing king air south of the runway approximately at mid-field. His speed made it appear that he would stop at the hold short line. I then scanned my airspeed and noted we were at rotation speed. As I looked forward again the king air was entering runway 5. We then rotated and flew over the top of the king air. Contributing factors were the failure of the king air to stop and the pilot did not check clear left and right. In addition he was obviously going to a different runway than runway 5 which could have added confusion for the pilot or controller. Corrective actions on our part was to rotate versus trying to abort in the space available. The takeoff/climb out was normal. Once airborne I asked tower if they saw the king air and they replied that they were just looking at that. Human factors: there often times seems to be confusion with this tower facility and I have been told that this is due to it being a training facility. Further, variable winds with multiple runways may have made things more confusing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN A PA32 AT BED ARPT ON TKOF ROLL ROTATES OVER A KING AIR XING THE RWY MID-FIELD.

Narrative: WE WERE IN A SARATOGA ON TXWY M AT BED HOLDING SHORT FOR RWY 5 DEP. UPON BEING CLRED FOR TKOF AND A R TURNOUT BY TWR WE TOOK THE ACTIVE AND ADVANCED PWR. AS WE ACCELERATED THERE WAS A TAXIING KING AIR S OF THE RWY APPROX AT MID-FIELD. HIS SPD MADE IT APPEAR THAT HE WOULD STOP AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I THEN SCANNED MY AIRSPD AND NOTED WE WERE AT ROTATION SPD. AS I LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN THE KING AIR WAS ENTERING RWY 5. WE THEN ROTATED AND FLEW OVER THE TOP OF THE KING AIR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE FAILURE OF THE KING AIR TO STOP AND THE PLT DID NOT CHK CLR L AND R. IN ADDITION HE WAS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO A DIFFERENT RWY THAN RWY 5 WHICH COULD HAVE ADDED CONFUSION FOR THE PLT OR CTLR. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ON OUR PART WAS TO ROTATE VERSUS TRYING TO ABORT IN THE SPACE AVAILABLE. THE TKOF/CLBOUT WAS NORMAL. ONCE AIRBORNE I ASKED TWR IF THEY SAW THE KING AIR AND THEY REPLIED THAT THEY WERE JUST LOOKING AT THAT. HUMAN FACTORS: THERE OFTEN TIMES SEEMS TO BE CONFUSION WITH THIS TWR FACILITY AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO IT BEING A TRAINING FACILITY. FURTHER, VARIABLE WINDS WITH MULTIPLE RWYS MAY HAVE MADE THINGS MORE CONFUSING.

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.