Narrative:

I was departing adams field in little rock; ar. I had received my VFR clearance and had taxied to the hold line at the end of runway 36. While still monitoring ground control frequency while going through my pre-takeoff checklist and engine run-up; I was told by the tower to immediately cross runway 36. (I had not gone to tower frequency and stated ready for takeoff because I was not ready at the time.) as I looked out on final; I noticed an aircraft on final approach. I hesitated at the tower's command to cross runway 36. At that time I was told to immediately cross runway 36; so I proceeded. As I proceeded; tower told me to make immediate departure on runway 4L (an adjacent runway). As I looked back to the aircraft on final; I did not think it was safe to try and take off; let alone the fact I had not completed checklist; run-up; and turned to tower frequency and told tower I was ready for takeoff. So I proceeded to cross runway 4L to opposite taxiway. I had not responded to tower's request to depart runway 4L until I had crossed to taxiway because this was happening very fast and I was concentrating on clearing the threshold due to aircraft on close final. I don't think this was even close to have becoming an incident; but communication from tower to my aircraft were very confusing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR BE35 DEP FROM LIT DESCRIBED POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ACFT ON FINAL; ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY CONFUSING ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING ADAMS FIELD IN LITTLE ROCK; AR. I HAD RECEIVED MY VFR CLRNC AND HAD TAXIED TO THE HOLD LINE AT THE END OF RWY 36. WHILE STILL MONITORING GND CTL FREQ WHILE GOING THROUGH MY PRE-TKOF CHKLIST AND ENG RUN-UP; I WAS TOLD BY THE TWR TO IMMEDIATELY CROSS RWY 36. (I HAD NOT GONE TO TWR FREQ AND STATED READY FOR TKOF BECAUSE I WAS NOT READY AT THE TIME.) AS I LOOKED OUT ON FINAL; I NOTICED AN ACFT ON FINAL APCH. I HESITATED AT THE TWR'S COMMAND TO CROSS RWY 36. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD TO IMMEDIATELY CROSS RWY 36; SO I PROCEEDED. AS I PROCEEDED; TWR TOLD ME TO MAKE IMMEDIATE DEP ON RWY 4L (AN ADJACENT RWY). AS I LOOKED BACK TO THE ACFT ON FINAL; I DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO TRY AND TAKE OFF; LET ALONE THE FACT I HAD NOT COMPLETED CHKLIST; RUN-UP; AND TURNED TO TWR FREQ AND TOLD TWR I WAS READY FOR TKOF. SO I PROCEEDED TO CROSS RWY 4L TO OPPOSITE TXWY. I HAD NOT RESPONDED TO TWR'S REQUEST TO DEPART RWY 4L UNTIL I HAD CROSSED TO TXWY BECAUSE THIS WAS HAPPENING VERY FAST AND I WAS CONCENTRATING ON CLRING THE THRESHOLD DUE TO ACFT ON CLOSE FINAL. I DON'T THINK THIS WAS EVEN CLOSE TO HAVE BECOMING AN INCIDENT; BUT COM FROM TWR TO MY ACFT WERE VERY CONFUSING.

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.