Narrative:

Taxiing to the takeoff end of runway 14; I heard a plane announce entering downwind for runway 14. He might have been several mi out or in the downwind; I didn't hear the whole transmission. When I got to the run-up area of runway 14 I held so as to be able to see the approach end and looked and saw no one either on base or final. I taxied up to the hold line while announcing my departure on runway 14 for a left downwind departure. I was on the hold line or just crossed it when a piper cherokee crossed in front of me too close for comfort. I stopped and he completed his landing. As he taxied off at the far end of the runway he transmitted; 'remain off the runway until I am clear.' my answer; 'sure thing.' when he was clear I transmitted 'I looked for you; I'm sorry I didn't see you;' taxied onto the runway and took off. Scary! If he transmitted his position other than the initial one; I never heard it and why I didn't see him on final I don't know; except he might have at that instant been so close as to be below the mountain horizon and thus blended into it. Anyway; I didn't see him. I should have made my announcement and then started my taxi onto the runway rather than both at the same time; and I will in the future. I was not alone as I thought I was!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LIGHT SINGLE WAS TAKING THE RWY AT E16 WHEN ANOTHER ACFT LANDED; MISSING HIM BY ABOUT 50 FT.

Narrative: TAXIING TO THE TKOF END OF RWY 14; I HEARD A PLANE ANNOUNCE ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MI OUT OR IN THE DOWNWIND; I DIDN'T HEAR THE WHOLE XMISSION. WHEN I GOT TO THE RUN-UP AREA OF RWY 14 I HELD SO AS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE APCH END AND LOOKED AND SAW NO ONE EITHER ON BASE OR FINAL. I TAXIED UP TO THE HOLD LINE WHILE ANNOUNCING MY DEP ON RWY 14 FOR A L DOWNWIND DEP. I WAS ON THE HOLD LINE OR JUST CROSSED IT WHEN A PIPER CHEROKEE CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I STOPPED AND HE COMPLETED HIS LNDG. AS HE TAXIED OFF AT THE FAR END OF THE RWY HE XMITTED; 'REMAIN OFF THE RWY UNTIL I AM CLR.' MY ANSWER; 'SURE THING.' WHEN HE WAS CLR I XMITTED 'I LOOKED FOR YOU; I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU;' TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND TOOK OFF. SCARY! IF HE XMITTED HIS POS OTHER THAN THE INITIAL ONE; I NEVER HEARD IT AND WHY I DIDN'T SEE HIM ON FINAL I DON'T KNOW; EXCEPT HE MIGHT HAVE AT THAT INSTANT BEEN SO CLOSE AS TO BE BELOW THE MOUNTAIN HORIZON AND THUS BLENDED INTO IT. ANYWAY; I DIDN'T SEE HIM. I SHOULD HAVE MADE MY ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN STARTED MY TAXI ONTO THE RWY RATHER THAN BOTH AT THE SAME TIME; AND I WILL IN THE FUTURE. I WAS NOT ALONE AS I THOUGHT I WAS!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.