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Stearman pilot reported accidentally turning the volume down on the radio and during takeoff observing another aircraft landing on the opposite end of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1572584 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Stearman |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 53 Flight Crew Total 12465 Flight Crew Type 2212 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
I took off runway 6 after making radio call and saw and heard nothing; I did not realize another very small aircraft had landed on opposite runway. I apologized to other pilot as I passed over him at about 50 feet. I had been flying all that day and everyone had been using runway 6. I had been giving free rides away all day and turned the radio down while switching passengers. But the time from picking up passengers to takeoff was about 30 seconds not enough time to hear someone changing runways I now will forever keep my radio on at all times and additionally ask if anyone is in pattern before taking the active at an uncontrolled airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Stearman pilot reported accidentally turning the volume down on the radio and during takeoff observing another aircraft landing on the opposite end of the runway.
Narrative: I took off Runway 6 after making radio call and saw and heard nothing; I did not realize another very small aircraft had landed on opposite runway. I apologized to other pilot as I passed over him at about 50 feet. I had been flying all that day and everyone had been using Runway 6. I had been giving free rides away all day and turned the radio down while switching passengers. But the time from picking up passengers to takeoff was about 30 seconds not enough time to hear someone changing runways I now will forever keep my radio on at all times and additionally ask if anyone is in pattern before taking the active at an uncontrolled airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.