Narrative:

2 aircraft departing toward each other on the same runway at the same time, possible collision hazard. Our aircraft: 'cessna 182 with CFI instructing (PNF) in right front seat, another CFI (PF) in left from seat, and another pilot in the left rear seat. Other aircraft: BE1900 commuter, passenger flight, departing on an IFR flight plan into VMC. Airport AWOS was OTS, and as reported by FSS preflight briefing. Airport taxiway between the FBO ramp and the commuter terminal is closed, as reported by FSS preflight briefing. The taxiway from the FBO ramp (FBO is at west end of airport) is open to runway 6. A taxi from the FBO ramp to runway 24 would require a back-taxi on the active runway. The taxiway from the commuter terminal (terminal is at mid airport) is open to runway 24. A taxi from the commuter terminal is runway 6 would require a back-taxi on the active runway. Airport unicom operating on CTAF at uncontrolled field reported winds as from 350 degrees at 6 KTS. 2 previous aircraft, a commander turboprop and a citation jet departed runway 6. They departed from the same FBO ramp as us. Our start, run-up, and checklists were normal. We received winds from unicom on the CTAF as 350 degrees at 6 KTS, and the nearby wind sock verified that. PF transmitted 'airport traffic, identify, taxiing for runway 6, airport name.' during our taxi out, a BE1900 reported 'taxiing to runway 24.' PNF immediately transmitted: 'airport traffic, identify doing run-up at the runway 6 departure end, airport name.' unicom transmitted: 'airport traffic, there is a BE1900 taxiing for runway 24, other traffic on runway 6.' C182 completed run-up, checked visually for traffic and PF transmitted: 'airport traffic, taking runway 6, departing to the east, airport name.' we taxied onto runway 6, did a full power run-up. PF transmitted: 'airport traffic, identify, rolling on runway 6.' approximately 100 ft into the takeoff roll, PNF observed to PF 'something shiny is at the other end of the runway, may be an airplane.' approximately 200 ft into the takeoff roll, PNF declared, 'I think it is the 1900, I have the controls.' PF immediately released control of the aircraft and PNF (CFI in right seat), reduced power to idle, braked and turned left to get to the north edge, if not off the runway. Upon arriving near the edge of the runway and seeing the distance to the approaching BE1900, PNF elected to complete a 180 degree turn and taxi back, off the runway into the runway 6 run-up area. While in the runway 6 run-up area, the pilot in left rear seat observed that the BE1900 was beyond the end of the runway and was no longer a factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON TWRED ARPT TFC CONFLICT WITH ACFT USING OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SAME RWY.

Narrative: 2 ACFT DEPARTING TOWARD EACH OTHER ON THE SAME RWY AT THE SAME TIME, POSSIBLE COLLISION HAZARD. OUR ACFT: 'CESSNA 182 WITH CFI INSTRUCTING (PNF) IN R FRONT SEAT, ANOTHER CFI (PF) IN L FROM SEAT, AND ANOTHER PLT IN THE L REAR SEAT. OTHER ACFT: BE1900 COMMUTER, PAX FLT, DEPARTING ON AN IFR FLT PLAN INTO VMC. ARPT AWOS WAS OTS, AND AS RPTED BY FSS PREFLT BRIEFING. ARPT TXWY BTWN THE FBO RAMP AND THE COMMUTER TERMINAL IS CLOSED, AS RPTED BY FSS PREFLT BRIEFING. THE TXWY FROM THE FBO RAMP (FBO IS AT W END OF ARPT) IS OPEN TO RWY 6. A TAXI FROM THE FBO RAMP TO RWY 24 WOULD REQUIRE A BACK-TAXI ON THE ACTIVE RWY. THE TXWY FROM THE COMMUTER TERMINAL (TERMINAL IS AT MID ARPT) IS OPEN TO RWY 24. A TAXI FROM THE COMMUTER TERMINAL IS RWY 6 WOULD REQUIRE A BACK-TAXI ON THE ACTIVE RWY. ARPT UNICOM OPERATING ON CTAF AT UNCTLED FIELD RPTED WINDS AS FROM 350 DEGS AT 6 KTS. 2 PREVIOUS ACFT, A COMMANDER TURBOPROP AND A CITATION JET DEPARTED RWY 6. THEY DEPARTED FROM THE SAME FBO RAMP AS US. OUR START, RUN-UP, AND CHKLISTS WERE NORMAL. WE RECEIVED WINDS FROM UNICOM ON THE CTAF AS 350 DEGS AT 6 KTS, AND THE NEARBY WIND SOCK VERIFIED THAT. PF XMITTED 'ARPT TFC, IDENT, TAXIING FOR RWY 6, ARPT NAME.' DURING OUR TAXI OUT, A BE1900 RPTED 'TAXIING TO RWY 24.' PNF IMMEDIATELY XMITTED: 'ARPT TFC, IDENT DOING RUN-UP AT THE RWY 6 DEP END, ARPT NAME.' UNICOM XMITTED: 'ARPT TFC, THERE IS A BE1900 TAXIING FOR RWY 24, OTHER TFC ON RWY 6.' C182 COMPLETED RUN-UP, CHKED VISUALLY FOR TFC AND PF XMITTED: 'ARPT TFC, TAKING RWY 6, DEPARTING TO THE E, ARPT NAME.' WE TAXIED ONTO RWY 6, DID A FULL PWR RUN-UP. PF XMITTED: 'ARPT TFC, IDENT, ROLLING ON RWY 6.' APPROX 100 FT INTO THE TKOF ROLL, PNF OBSERVED TO PF 'SOMETHING SHINY IS AT THE OTHER END OF THE RWY, MAY BE AN AIRPLANE.' APPROX 200 FT INTO THE TKOF ROLL, PNF DECLARED, 'I THINK IT IS THE 1900, I HAVE THE CTLS.' PF IMMEDIATELY RELEASED CTL OF THE ACFT AND PNF (CFI IN R SEAT), REDUCED PWR TO IDLE, BRAKED AND TURNED L TO GET TO THE N EDGE, IF NOT OFF THE RWY. UPON ARRIVING NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RWY AND SEEING THE DISTANCE TO THE APCHING BE1900, PNF ELECTED TO COMPLETE A 180 DEG TURN AND TAXI BACK, OFF THE RWY INTO THE RWY 6 RUN-UP AREA. WHILE IN THE RWY 6 RUN-UP AREA, THE PLT IN L REAR SEAT OBSERVED THAT THE BE1900 WAS BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY AND WAS NO LONGER A FACTOR.

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.