EMB120 captain aborts takeoff after observing a cessna lifting off from the opposite end of the runw...

Attributes
ACN	534485
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dro.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	534485
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Holding short of runway 20 in dro, my first officer was obtaining an IFR clearance from ZDV while I, who was the captain, was monitoring the CTAF. It was a clear day with calm winds and good visibility. The only traffic we heard was a cessna announcing his position on CTAF over the airport at 11000 ft planning left traffic for runway 2. I responded over CTAF that we were holding short of runway 20. A second transmission was made by us stating we were still holding short after approximately 7 mins. We then received our IFR clearance. I announced on CTAF of our intention to depart runway 20. I paused several seconds before taxiing on the runway as no other aircraft had made any calls over CTAF. Performing a static takeoff, we accelerated through 80 KIAS when I noticed a cessna departing from runway 2, the other aircraft was already airborne. I elected to abort the takeoff and was able to exit the first intersection. The aircraft announced that he was departing the area to the east to 'get out of our way.' his radio transmission was very weak and almost unreadable. We departed runway 20 without any further interruptions. The WX was VFR with good visibility. Dro has many far 121 flts. The combination of GA aircraft and scheduled airlines makes dro a very busy airport. My major suggestion would be to create a class D airspace for dro to prevent this sort of occurrence from happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 CAPT ABORTS TKOF AFTER OBSERVING A CESSNA LIFTING OFF FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO CALLS HEARD UNTIL THE CESSNA PLT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING THE AREA TO THE E.

Narrative: HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 20 IN DRO, MY FO WAS OBTAINING AN IFR CLRNC FROM ZDV WHILE I, WHO WAS THE CAPT, WAS MONITORING THE CTAF. IT WAS A CLR DAY WITH CALM WINDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY. THE ONLY TFC WE HEARD WAS A CESSNA ANNOUNCING HIS POS ON CTAF OVER THE ARPT AT 11000 FT PLANNING L TFC FOR RWY 2. I RESPONDED OVER CTAF THAT WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 20. A SECOND XMISSION WAS MADE BY US STATING WE WERE STILL HOLDING SHORT AFTER APPROX 7 MINS. WE THEN RECEIVED OUR IFR CLRNC. I ANNOUNCED ON CTAF OF OUR INTENTION TO DEPART RWY 20. I PAUSED SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE TAXIING ON THE RWY AS NO OTHER ACFT HAD MADE ANY CALLS OVER CTAF. PERFORMING A STATIC TKOF, WE ACCELERATED THROUGH 80 KIAS WHEN I NOTICED A CESSNA DEPARTING FROM RWY 2, THE OTHER ACFT WAS ALREADY AIRBORNE. I ELECTED TO ABORT THE TKOF AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FIRST INTXN. THE ACFT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING THE AREA TO THE E TO 'GET OUT OF OUR WAY.' HIS RADIO XMISSION WAS VERY WEAK AND ALMOST UNREADABLE. WE DEPARTED RWY 20 WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INTERRUPTIONS. THE WX WAS VFR WITH GOOD VISIBILITY. DRO HAS MANY FAR 121 FLTS. THE COMBINATION OF GA ACFT AND SCHEDULED AIRLINES MAKES DRO A VERY BUSY ARPT. MY MAJOR SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO CREATE A CLASS D AIRSPACE FOR DRO TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF OCCURRENCE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.

EMB120 captain aborts takeoff after observing a cessna lifting off from the opposite end of the runway. There were no calls heard until the cessna pilot announced that he was departing the area to the east.