Small aircraft pilot departed runway 18 at sef to clear taxiway for a landing king air.

Attributes
ACN	500000
Time
Date	200101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sef.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi ground : holding
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechcraft Twin Turboprop Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	500000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Arriving aircraft and departing aircraft using same taxiway exit. I was prepared to depart runway 18, another aircraft had just landed and was attempting to exit same taxiway. A second aircraft (king air) called base to final 1 mi. I took the active runway 18 to clear the intersection. With the excellent visibility, the king air appeared to be further out than 1 mi. This proved to be true as I was 1/2 mi from the airport when he reported short final. In retrospect, I should have waited until the king air had landed, but I know safety was not compromised. I should not have been influenced by the actions of the aircraft that had just landed as would have seen me sitting at the intersection and probably had plans to exit the runway safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DEPARTED RWY 18 AT SEF TO CLR TXWY FOR A LNDG KING AIR.

Narrative: ARRIVING ACFT AND DEPARTING ACFT USING SAME TXWY EXIT. I WAS PREPARED TO DEPART RWY 18, ANOTHER ACFT HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT SAME TXWY. A SECOND ACFT (KING AIR) CALLED BASE TO FINAL 1 MI. I TOOK THE ACTIVE RWY 18 TO CLR THE INTXN. WITH THE EXCELLENT VISIBILITY, THE KING AIR APPEARED TO BE FURTHER OUT THAN 1 MI. THIS PROVED TO BE TRUE AS I WAS 1/2 MI FROM THE ARPT WHEN HE RPTED SHORT FINAL. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE KING AIR HAD LANDED, BUT I KNOW SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE ACTIONS OF THE ACFT THAT HAD JUST LANDED AS WOULD HAVE SEEN ME SITTING AT THE INTXN AND PROBABLY HAD PLANS TO EXIT THE RWY SAFELY.

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.