Narrative:

I was repositioning the cheyenne from clearwater airport back to our tampa base. As I began taxi, I announced intentions over CTAF. When I reached the end of runway 34, I was #2 behind a single-engine cessna. As he taxied onto the runway and began his takeoff roll, I heard another aircraft call downwind. That was the only other call I heard. As the cessna was rolling for takeoff, I waited, facing opposite the runway heading so as to watch traffic. While waiting, I programmed ATIS at tampa into communication #1 standby (I had CTAF in active on communication #1). After a short wait, I taxied into position, announcing my departure. Just before turning onto the runway, I noted that the downwind traffic had turned a wide base (the runway had right traffic, so I was looking right at him). I also noted that I had not allowed enough time, as the cessna single was still over the runway. I was aware of the aircraft behind me landing, so began my takeoff roll as soon as the cessna cleared the end of the runway. Takeoff was without incident, and I maneuvered around the cessna after the departure without any problem. Later that afternoon, I returned to the airport to talk with the FBO manager. He mentioned that the landing traffic had 'almost landed on top of you.' apparently, I had waited too long to begin my takeoff roll, also was unaware of how close we had come to a collision on the runway. As I climbed out of clw, I began to hear tampa ATIS on my headset. When I entered the ATIS frequency, I had apparently pressed the xfer button twice, probably force of habit, so I missed everything on CTAF after I began taxiing into position on the runway. Also my departure announcement went out on the ATIS frequency, not CTAF. I do not spend much time at uncontrolled airports with slower traffic. I will readjust my perceptions to accommodate the departure and approach speeds of light aircraft, and am trying to track down the landing pilot to apologize and discuss the problem with him (her).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER CHEYENNE, PA31, TOOK OFF AT AN UNCTLED ARPT WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL RESULTING IN THE OTHER ACFT ALMOST LNDG ON TOP OF THE RPTR.

Narrative: I WAS REPOSITIONING THE CHEYENNE FROM CLEARWATER ARPT BACK TO OUR TAMPA BASE. AS I BEGAN TAXI, I ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS OVER CTAF. WHEN I REACHED THE END OF RWY 34, I WAS #2 BEHIND A SINGLE-ENG CESSNA. AS HE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND BEGAN HIS TKOF ROLL, I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT CALL DOWNWIND. THAT WAS THE ONLY OTHER CALL I HEARD. AS THE CESSNA WAS ROLLING FOR TKOF, I WAITED, FACING OPPOSITE THE RWY HEADING SO AS TO WATCH TFC. WHILE WAITING, I PROGRAMMED ATIS AT TAMPA INTO COM #1 STANDBY (I HAD CTAF IN ACTIVE ON COM #1). AFTER A SHORT WAIT, I TAXIED INTO POS, ANNOUNCING MY DEP. JUST BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE RWY, I NOTED THAT THE DOWNWIND TFC HAD TURNED A WIDE BASE (THE RWY HAD R TFC, SO I WAS LOOKING R AT HIM). I ALSO NOTED THAT I HAD NOT ALLOWED ENOUGH TIME, AS THE CESSNA SINGLE WAS STILL OVER THE RWY. I WAS AWARE OF THE ACFT BEHIND ME LNDG, SO BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL AS SOON AS THE CESSNA CLRED THE END OF THE RWY. TKOF WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND I MANEUVERED AROUND THE CESSNA AFTER THE DEP WITHOUT ANY PROB. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, I RETURNED TO THE ARPT TO TALK WITH THE FBO MGR. HE MENTIONED THAT THE LNDG TFC HAD 'ALMOST LANDED ON TOP OF YOU.' APPARENTLY, I HAD WAITED TOO LONG TO BEGIN MY TKOF ROLL, ALSO WAS UNAWARE OF HOW CLOSE WE HAD COME TO A COLLISION ON THE RWY. AS I CLBED OUT OF CLW, I BEGAN TO HEAR TAMPA ATIS ON MY HEADSET. WHEN I ENTERED THE ATIS FREQ, I HAD APPARENTLY PRESSED THE XFER BUTTON TWICE, PROBABLY FORCE OF HABIT, SO I MISSED EVERYTHING ON CTAF AFTER I BEGAN TAXIING INTO POS ON THE RWY. ALSO MY DEP ANNOUNCEMENT WENT OUT ON THE ATIS FREQ, NOT CTAF. I DO NOT SPEND MUCH TIME AT UNCTLED ARPTS WITH SLOWER TFC. I WILL READJUST MY PERCEPTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEP AND APCH SPDS OF LIGHT ACFT, AND AM TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE LNDG PLT TO APOLOGIZE AND DISCUSS THE PROB WITH HIM (HER).

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.