Narrative:

I entered the left traffic pattern for runway 23 and commenced with touch and go operations with all of my external lights on. A crj entered the pattern to land on runway 23. I volunteered to extend my crosswind and maintain visual separation from them to enable the crj to land without delay. While flying downwind for runway 23; I noticed a crj began taxiing from the terminal towards taxiway a although he made no call on unicom as he left the terminal. I looked at the approach end of runway 23 and saw that the crj was number 1 for departure and the tomahawk was behind them. I decided to tune my second radio to wilmington departure frequency 121.4 to listen for communications at oaj. I heard wilmington departure say to the rj; 'readback correct. Clear to depart from runway 23 at albert ellis with pilot concurrence; report rapen.' I turned to left base and called albert ellis traffic; cardinal; left base; runway 23; full stop at albert ellis. I assumed that the crj was monitoring the unicom and hoped that the crj had heard the transmission and was going to wait for me to and exit the runway before they depart. I turned final and called; albert ellis traffic; cardinal; final runway 23; full stop at albert ellis. Next I heard a voice over oaj unicom; crj taking runway 23 and departing from albert ellis. At this point; I had no choice but to abort the landing and wave off the approach to avoid an imminent collision. I made a call albert ellis traffic; cardinal waving off runway 23 for a crj on runway 23 at albert ellis. The crj taxied right onto the approach end of runway 23. I then made another call; albert ellis traffic; cardinal; offsetting to the right for the crj on the runway 23 at albert ellis. The crj made no radio calls to acknowledge my transmission nor indicated that they were aware of my aircraft and position. I leveled at approximately 300 ft and ensured that I was offset to the right of the runway by about 400 ft. I looked to my left to ensure that I had proper interval from an mv-22. As I looked to the left; I saw that the crj had continued its takeoff roll and was less than 500 ft lateral separation from my aircraft. The crj rotated and was in the air abeam my position. The winds were from 200 degrees at 7 knots which meant that as the crj climbed faster than my aircraft; that the crj's wake turbulence would be directed directly at my aircraft. As the crj continued to climb; I made a call on unicom that I was turning crosswind over the last 1/3 of runway 23 in order to avoid the crj's wake turbulence. I maintained visual separation from the crj and the mv-22. The crj made no indication that it was aware of me or any other aircraft in the pattern at albert ellis airport. The crj made no further calls departing the traffic pattern at oaj.supplemental information from acn 776547: I was practicing full stop takeoff and landings at oaj. After taking a break; I departed the FBO and taxied to runway 23 via taxiway alpha. Before taxiing I announced my intentions on the CTAF frequency tomahawk taxiing from the FBO to runway 23 via taxiway alpha. As I was taxiing I notice a crj commercial jet taxiing away from the passenger terminal; since I was getting close to the intersection they would use to enter the taxiway; I announced my position again on the CTAF tomahawk on alpha taxiing to runway 23. The crj jet never acknowledged my position announcement; and didn't seem to be slowing down as it approached the taxiway I was on. I stopped just short of the taxiway intersection; and as the crj entered the taxiway I could clearly see into the cockpit. All I could see was the back of the pilot's head as if they were talking to someone in the right seat. This crj's wingtip was about 50 ft from my aircraft as it turned onto the taxiway. The crj taxied to runway 23. There was an osprey; and a cessna cardinal in the pattern practicing takeoffs and landings. The cardinal had announced he was on short final; and then I heard the crj pilot announce they were taking the active and departing runway 23. The cardinal again announced short final for runway 23; but the crj kept taxiing; then the osprey pilot announced be advised a cardinal on short final runway 23 ellis. The crj never slowed down; never acknowledged the cardinal on final; they just took the runway and departed. I could tell by the cardinal pilot's voice as he announced his evasive maneuvers that he was under stress. After having a jet that big get that close to me and never see me; then witnessing what I felt was a very serious and potentially deadly runway incursion; I decided the safest thing for me is to park for the evening. After securing my aircraft I went over to talk with the cardinal pilot; it was obvious he was visibly shaken up. I'm a very low time private pilot; and try to be very alert in the airport environment. I've made some mistakes; and I'm sure I will make more mistakes. When I witness a professional pilot have no regard for other aircraft on the ground or in the air; it is disturbing to me. I feel if it had been myself on short final when the crj departed instead of a seasoned pilot; the outcome could have been catastrophic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 PLT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT OAJ; AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT. AN AIR CARRIER REGIONAL JET TOOK THE RWY AND DEPARTED AS THE C177 WAS ESTABLISHED ON SHORT FINAL; CAUSING HIM TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: I ENTERED THE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RWY 23 AND COMMENCED WITH TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS WITH ALL OF MY EXTERNAL LIGHTS ON. A CRJ ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 23. I VOLUNTEERED TO EXTEND MY CROSSWIND AND MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THEM TO ENABLE THE CRJ TO LAND WITHOUT DELAY. WHILE FLYING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 23; I NOTICED A CRJ BEGAN TAXIING FROM THE TERMINAL TOWARDS TAXIWAY A ALTHOUGH HE MADE NO CALL ON UNICOM AS HE LEFT THE TERMINAL. I LOOKED AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 23 AND SAW THAT THE CRJ WAS NUMBER 1 FOR DEPARTURE AND THE TOMAHAWK WAS BEHIND THEM. I DECIDED TO TUNE MY SECOND RADIO TO WILMINGTON DEPARTURE FREQUENCY 121.4 TO LISTEN FOR COMMUNICATIONS AT OAJ. I HEARD WILMINGTON DEPARTURE SAY TO THE RJ; 'READBACK CORRECT. CLEAR TO DEPART FROM RWY 23 AT ALBERT ELLIS WITH PILOT CONCURRENCE; REPORT RAPEN.' I TURNED TO LEFT BASE AND CALLED ALBERT ELLIS TRAFFIC; CARDINAL; LEFT BASE; RWY 23; FULL STOP AT ALBERT ELLIS. I ASSUMED THAT THE CRJ WAS MONITORING THE UNICOM AND HOPED THAT THE CRJ HAD HEARD THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS GOING TO WAIT FOR ME TO AND EXIT THE RUNWAY BEFORE THEY DEPART. I TURNED FINAL AND CALLED; ALBERT ELLIS TRAFFIC; CARDINAL; FINAL RWY 23; FULL STOP AT ALBERT ELLIS. NEXT I HEARD A VOICE OVER OAJ UNICOM; CRJ TAKING RWY 23 AND DEPARTING FROM ALBERT ELLIS. AT THIS POINT; I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ABORT THE LANDING AND WAVE OFF THE APPROACH TO AVOID AN IMMINENT COLLISION. I MADE A CALL ALBERT ELLIS TRAFFIC; CARDINAL WAVING OFF RWY 23 FOR A CRJ ON RWY 23 AT ALBERT ELLIS. THE CRJ TAXIED RIGHT ONTO THE APPROACH END OF RWY 23. I THEN MADE ANOTHER CALL; ALBERT ELLIS TRAFFIC; CARDINAL; OFFSETTING TO THE RIGHT FOR THE CRJ ON THE RWY 23 AT ALBERT ELLIS. THE CRJ MADE NO RADIO CALLS TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY TRANSMISSION NOR INDICATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF MY AIRCRAFT AND POSITION. I LEVELED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT AND ENSURED THAT I WAS OFFSET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY BY ABOUT 400 FT. I LOOKED TO MY LEFT TO ENSURE THAT I HAD PROPER INTERVAL FROM AN MV-22. AS I LOOKED TO THE LEFT; I SAW THAT THE CRJ HAD CONTINUED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL AND WAS LESS THAN 500 FT LATERAL SEPARATION FROM MY AIRCRAFT. THE CRJ ROTATED AND WAS IN THE AIR ABEAM MY POSITION. THE WINDS WERE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS WHICH MEANT THAT AS THE CRJ CLIMBED FASTER THAN MY AIRCRAFT; THAT THE CRJ'S WAKE TURBULENCE WOULD BE DIRECTED DIRECTLY AT MY AIRCRAFT. AS THE CRJ CONTINUED TO CLIMB; I MADE A CALL ON UNICOM THAT I WAS TURNING CROSSWIND OVER THE LAST 1/3 OF RWY 23 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE CRJ'S WAKE TURBULENCE. I MAINTAINED VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE CRJ AND THE MV-22. THE CRJ MADE NO INDICATION THAT IT WAS AWARE OF ME OR ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AT ALBERT ELLIS AIRPORT. THE CRJ MADE NO FURTHER CALLS DEPARTING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT OAJ.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 776547: I WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT OAJ. AFTER TAKING A BREAK; I DEPARTED THE FBO AND TAXIED TO RWY 23 VIA TXWY ALPHA. BEFORE TAXIING I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON THE CTAF FREQUENCY TOMAHAWK TAXIING FROM THE FBO TO RWY 23 VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA. AS I WAS TAXIING I NOTICE A CRJ COMMERCIAL JET TAXIING AWAY FROM THE PAX TERMINAL; SINCE I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION THEY WOULD USE TO ENTER THE TAXIWAY; I ANNOUNCED MY POSITION AGAIN ON THE CTAF TOMAHAWK ON ALPHA TAXIING TO RWY 23. THE CRJ JET NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED MY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT; AND DIDN'T SEEM TO BE SLOWING DOWN AS IT APPROACHED THE TAXIWAY I WAS ON. I STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY INTERSECTION; AND AS THE CRJ ENTERED THE TAXIWAY I COULD CLEARLY SEE INTO THE COCKPIT. ALL I COULD SEE WAS THE BACK OF THE PILOT'S HEAD AS IF THEY WERE TALKING TO SOMEONE IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THIS CRJ'S WINGTIP WAS ABOUT 50 FT FROM MY AIRCRAFT AS IT TURNED ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE CRJ TAXIED TO RWY 23. THERE WAS AN OSPREY; AND A CESSNA CARDINAL IN THE PATTERN PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE CARDINAL HAD ANNOUNCED HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL; AND THEN I HEARD THE CRJ PILOT ANNOUNCE THEY WERE TAKING THE ACTIVE AND DEPARTING RWY 23. THE CARDINAL AGAIN ANNOUNCED SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 23; BUT THE CRJ KEPT TAXIING; THEN THE OSPREY PILOT ANNOUNCED BE ADVISED A CARDINAL ON SHORT FINAL RWY 23 ELLIS. THE CRJ NEVER SLOWED DOWN; NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THE CARDINAL ON FINAL; THEY JUST TOOK THE RWY AND DEPARTED. I COULD TELL BY THE CARDINAL PILOT'S VOICE AS HE ANNOUNCED HIS EVASIVE MANEUVERS THAT HE WAS UNDER STRESS. AFTER HAVING A JET THAT BIG GET THAT CLOSE TO ME AND NEVER SEE ME; THEN WITNESSING WHAT I FELT WAS A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY RUNWAY INCURSION; I DECIDED THE SAFEST THING FOR ME IS TO PARK FOR THE EVENING. AFTER SECURING MY AIRCRAFT I WENT OVER TO TALK WITH THE CARDINAL PILOT; IT WAS OBVIOUS HE WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN UP. I'M A VERY LOW TIME PRIVATE PILOT; AND TRY TO BE VERY ALERT IN THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT. I'VE MADE SOME MISTAKES; AND I'M SURE I WILL MAKE MORE MISTAKES. WHEN I WITNESS A PROFESSIONAL PILOT HAVE NO REGARD FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND OR IN THE AIR; IT IS DISTURBING TO ME. I FEEL IF IT HAD BEEN MYSELF ON SHORT FINAL WHEN THE CRJ DEPARTED INSTEAD OF A SEASONED PILOT; THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

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.