Narrative:

I was second for departure; behind aircraft at hold short line; waiting for several aircraft to land. When first aircraft moved to position and hold; I advanced to hold short line. Following aircraft departure; I looked for incoming traffic on final; and announced taking position and hold. Just after beginning to move; an aircraft called out warning he was on short final; causing me to stop immediately between hold short line and runway edge. When landing aircraft cleared runway; I looked for traffic; announced departure and took the active. I was unaware that another aircraft was on a very short final when I took the active; causing the other aircraft to abort his landing. I resumed takeoff roll; but returned to the field immediately; on direction of flight instructor who witnessed the event. There were no resulting injuries or damages. Contributing factors include: 1) little experience at busy uncontrolled fields; during peak hours; 2) recently resumed flying with 4.7 hour dual refresher training; after a 10 yr hiatus; 3) departure was delayed by 1 hour; due to late return of rental aircraft; so I was anxious to takeoff; 4) departure was delayed further waiting on several inbound aircraft at departure end of runway; 5) while waiting for inbound aircraft; I began to work on setting a destination on the GPS; which I had just learned to operate; decreasing my ability to recognize and keep track of all inbound aircraft announcements; 6) failed to rotate aircraft at hold short line; which would have enabled me to see all the airspace in the final approach path -- by remaining perpendicular to the runway; high wings blocked full view; 7) began movement immediately after announcing; not giving aircraft time to call out instructions for me to remain in place. As remedial action; I scheduled dual instruction to concentrate on uncontrolled airfield operations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT TAXIED ONTO RWY ENVIRONMENT WITH AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT. ACFT ON FINAL EXECUTED A GAR.

Narrative: I WAS SECOND FOR DEP; BEHIND ACFT AT HOLD SHORT LINE; WAITING FOR SEVERAL ACFT TO LAND. WHEN FIRST ACFT MOVED TO POS AND HOLD; I ADVANCED TO HOLD SHORT LINE. FOLLOWING ACFT DEP; I LOOKED FOR INCOMING TFC ON FINAL; AND ANNOUNCED TAKING POS AND HOLD. JUST AFTER BEGINNING TO MOVE; AN ACFT CALLED OUT WARNING HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL; CAUSING ME TO STOP IMMEDIATELY BTWN HOLD SHORT LINE AND RWY EDGE. WHEN LNDG ACFT CLRED RWY; I LOOKED FOR TFC; ANNOUNCED DEP AND TOOK THE ACTIVE. I WAS UNAWARE THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON A VERY SHORT FINAL WHEN I TOOK THE ACTIVE; CAUSING THE OTHER ACFT TO ABORT HIS LNDG. I RESUMED TKOF ROLL; BUT RETURNED TO THE FIELD IMMEDIATELY; ON DIRECTION OF FLT INSTRUCTOR WHO WITNESSED THE EVENT. THERE WERE NO RESULTING INJURIES OR DAMAGES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE: 1) LITTLE EXPERIENCE AT BUSY UNCTLED FIELDS; DURING PEAK HRS; 2) RECENTLY RESUMED FLYING WITH 4.7 HR DUAL REFRESHER TRAINING; AFTER A 10 YR HIATUS; 3) DEP WAS DELAYED BY 1 HR; DUE TO LATE RETURN OF RENTAL ACFT; SO I WAS ANXIOUS TO TKOF; 4) DEP WAS DELAYED FURTHER WAITING ON SEVERAL INBOUND ACFT AT DEP END OF RWY; 5) WHILE WAITING FOR INBOUND ACFT; I BEGAN TO WORK ON SETTING A DEST ON THE GPS; WHICH I HAD JUST LEARNED TO OPERATE; DECREASING MY ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND KEEP TRACK OF ALL INBOUND ACFT ANNOUNCEMENTS; 6) FAILED TO ROTATE ACFT AT HOLD SHORT LINE; WHICH WOULD HAVE ENABLED ME TO SEE ALL THE AIRSPACE IN THE FINAL APCH PATH -- BY REMAINING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY; HIGH WINGS BLOCKED FULL VIEW; 7) BEGAN MOVEMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANNOUNCING; NOT GIVING ACFT TIME TO CALL OUT INSTRUCTIONS FOR ME TO REMAIN IN PLACE. AS REMEDIAL ACTION; I SCHEDULED DUAL INSTRUCTION TO CONCENTRATE ON UNCTLED AIRFIELD OPS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.