Right of way violation when an small aircraft private pilot takes the runway on a takeoff roll with ...

Attributes
ACN	582748
Time
Date	200305
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	582748
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had picked up my airplane after some service work was done at a local repair shop. I had taxied down to the end of the runway and had performed my run-up and was at the hold short line listening to the traffic in the pattern and preparing for departure. There was an RV6 single engine on final and a jet on downwind. The RV6 had called for a touch and go. I waited for him to pass in front of me and after he was more than a third down the runway I check visually for other traffic and saw the jet turning from downwind to base leg. I announced on the radio that I was taxiing into position for a south departure. As I got to the centerline the RV6 announced that I was going to taxi clear of the runway and had slowed down on the runway. I knew the jet was on base probably getting close to final so I announced my intentions to start my takeoff run just as I saw visually the RV6 taxiing clear of the active. I knew that I would be climbing past 100 ft above the surface and the RV6 would be well clear of the runway before I passed the runway exit that the RV6 was using so there was no problem with separation, but I felt that I may have crowded the RV6 on the runway. My other concern was that there was a stearman on close in downwind that was not talking to anyone and I did not know if he had the jet in sight or not. After arriving home I had time to think about what had happened. In hindsight, I should have waited for the jet and the stearman to land and should not have counted on the RV6 doing a touch and go, possibly I misunderstood the RV6 and he had not announced a touch and go. A contributing factor was someone, I cannot remember whether it was the jet or the RV6, was using a radio that was almost unreadable. I now feel that in that situation again the right thing to do is to wait for all traffic to clear and things to slow down. I felt rushed to get out between the RV6 and the jet and I should have just sat back and enjoyed watching the jet and stearman land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RIGHT OF WAY VIOLATION WHEN AN SMA PVT PLT TAKES THE RWY ON A TKOF ROLL WITH TFC NEAR FINAL AND ANOTHER ACFT STILL ATTEMPTING TO CLR THE ACTIVE RWY AT GLE, TX.

Narrative: I HAD PICKED UP MY AIRPLANE AFTER SOME SVC WORK WAS DONE AT A LCL REPAIR SHOP. I HAD TAXIED DOWN TO THE END OF THE RWY AND HAD PERFORMED MY RUN-UP AND WAS AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE LISTENING TO THE TFC IN THE PATTERN AND PREPARING FOR DEP. THERE WAS AN RV6 SINGLE ENG ON FINAL AND A JET ON DOWNWIND. THE RV6 HAD CALLED FOR A TOUCH AND GO. I WAITED FOR HIM TO PASS IN FRONT OF ME AND AFTER HE WAS MORE THAN A THIRD DOWN THE RWY I CHK VISUALLY FOR OTHER TFC AND SAW THE JET TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG. I ANNOUNCED ON THE RADIO THAT I WAS TAXIING INTO POS FOR A S DEP. AS I GOT TO THE CTRLINE THE RV6 ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS GOING TO TAXI CLR OF THE RWY AND HAD SLOWED DOWN ON THE RWY. I KNEW THE JET WAS ON BASE PROBABLY GETTING CLOSE TO FINAL SO I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO START MY TKOF RUN JUST AS I SAW VISUALLY THE RV6 TAXIING CLR OF THE ACTIVE. I KNEW THAT I WOULD BE CLBING PAST 100 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE AND THE RV6 WOULD BE WELL CLR OF THE RWY BEFORE I PASSED THE RWY EXIT THAT THE RV6 WAS USING SO THERE WAS NO PROB WITH SEPARATION, BUT I FELT THAT I MAY HAVE CROWDED THE RV6 ON THE RWY. MY OTHER CONCERN WAS THAT THERE WAS A STEARMAN ON CLOSE IN DOWNWIND THAT WAS NOT TALKING TO ANYONE AND I DID NOT KNOW IF HE HAD THE JET IN SIGHT OR NOT. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE JET AND THE STEARMAN TO LAND AND SHOULD NOT HAVE COUNTED ON THE RV6 DOING A TOUCH AND GO, POSSIBLY I MISUNDERSTOOD THE RV6 AND HE HAD NOT ANNOUNCED A TOUCH AND GO. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS SOMEONE, I CANNOT REMEMBER WHETHER IT WAS THE JET OR THE RV6, WAS USING A RADIO THAT WAS ALMOST UNREADABLE. I NOW FEEL THAT IN THAT SIT AGAIN THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO WAIT FOR ALL TFC TO CLR AND THINGS TO SLOW DOWN. I FELT RUSHED TO GET OUT BTWN THE RV6 AND THE JET AND I SHOULD HAVE JUST SAT BACK AND ENJOYED WATCHING THE JET AND STEARMAN LAND.

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.

Right of way violation when an small aircraft private pilot takes the runway on a takeoff roll with traffic near final and another aircraft still attempting to clear the active runway at gle, tx.