Narrative:

During good VFR conditions at a busy, non tower controled airport, I elected to take off while another aircraft (southeast) was abeam the approach end of the runway in the traffic pattern. Upon moving onto the active runway, the landing aircraft began a tight turn from downwind leg to final approach. I felt the safest course of action was an immediate takeoff and proceeded accordingly. The pilot of the landing aircraft announced his displeasure on the CTAF. Although the landing aircraft was not visible during my takeoff roll, I would estimate that about 2000 ft horizontal separation was maintained. Frequency congestion on the CTAF impeded timely position reports for many aircraft. I would suggest that this type of incident could be minimized by educating pilots on the need for flying a standard landing pattern.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 PVT PLT PERFORMS AN IMPROMPTU TKOF WHILE A SECOND PA28 PLT MAKES AN UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSE IN TURN TO FINAL, CREATING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT AT WWD, NJ.

Narrative: DURING GOOD VFR CONDITIONS AT A BUSY, NON TWR CTLED ARPT, I ELECTED TO TAKE OFF WHILE ANOTHER ACFT (SE) WAS ABEAM THE APCH END OF THE RWY IN THE TFC PATTERN. UPON MOVING ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY, THE LNDG ACFT BEGAN A TIGHT TURN FROM DOWNWIND LEG TO FINAL APCH. I FELT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS AN IMMEDIATE TKOF AND PROCEEDED ACCORDINGLY. THE PLT OF THE LNDG ACFT ANNOUNCED HIS DISPLEASURE ON THE CTAF. ALTHOUGH THE LNDG ACFT WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING MY TKOF ROLL, I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT ABOUT 2000 FT HORIZ SEPARATION WAS MAINTAINED. FREQ CONGESTION ON THE CTAF IMPEDED TIMELY POS RPTS FOR MANY ACFT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT COULD BE MINIMIZED BY EDUCATING PLTS ON THE NEED FOR FLYING A STANDARD LNDG PATTERN.

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.