<< >> NASA ASRS Report 124492, October 1989

Small aircraft took runway with another small aircraft advised 3 miles out. When pilot announced he was taking runway, the other small aircraft advised he was now on final. Pilot of small aircraft exited runway.

Attributes
ACN	124492
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aug
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 700
ASRS Report	124492
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Local WX was turning VFR from IFR. I was waiting for release on an IFR flight plan. An small aircraft was shooting the ILS approach at augusta (runway 17). I was waiting to depart runway 35. The small aircraft pilot cancelled IFR and ATC released me, informing me that this small aircraft was 3 mi. I entered the runway thinking I had plenty of VFR time to take off and execute a right turn to exit the air traffic area and be on course to bangor, me. Upon powering up I momentarily switched frequency to unicom and made an announcement of my intentions. The small aircraft pilot informed me he was on a quarter mi final so I aborted the takeoff and exited the runway at the 1ST available taxiway. I then informed ATC of my aborted takeoff and assumed 3RD position for release. The resulting flight was uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TOOK RWY WITH ANOTHER SMA ADVISED 3 MILES OUT. WHEN PLT ANNOUNCED HE WAS TAKING RWY, THE OTHER SMA ADVISED HE WAS NOW ON FINAL. PLT OF SMA EXITED RWY.

Narrative: LCL WX WAS TURNING VFR FROM IFR. I WAS WAITING FOR RELEASE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. AN SMA WAS SHOOTING THE ILS APCH AT AUGUSTA (RWY 17). I WAS WAITING TO DEPART RWY 35. THE SMA PLT CANCELLED IFR AND ATC RELEASED ME, INFORMING ME THAT THIS SMA WAS 3 MI. I ENTERED THE RWY THINKING I HAD PLENTY OF VFR TIME TO TAKE OFF AND EXECUTE A RIGHT TURN TO EXIT THE ATA AND BE ON COURSE TO BANGOR, ME. UPON POWERING UP I MOMENTARILY SWITCHED FREQ TO UNICOM AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF MY INTENTIONS. THE SMA PLT INFORMED ME HE WAS ON A QUARTER MI FINAL SO I ABORTED THE TKOF AND EXITED THE RWY AT THE 1ST AVAILABLE TXWY. I THEN INFORMED ATC OF MY ABORTED TKOF AND ASSUMED 3RD POSITION FOR RELEASE. THE RESULTING FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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