Pilot of small aircraft atx took off over a taxiing small aircraft at uncontrolled airport in night ...

Attributes
ACN	168750
Time
Date	199101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apv
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	168750
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On start up announced our intention to taxi to runway 36 winds were light. Taxied to runway 36 completed before takeoff procedures and taxied onto runway announcing 'takeoff at apple valley runway 36 left downwind.' commenced takeoff roll, runway is slightly uphill so lights were slightly up in the windshield. Quite a few backgnd lights. As roll continued noticed a flashing light among backgnd lights. Glanced down. Speed about 65 KTS. Looked up and confirmed light flashing was a beacon light of another aircraft. Pulled aircraft off the ground and started climb out. Passed over the top of a landing aircraft by 50-100'. He was pulling to one side of the runway towards taxi exit. I called on the radio 'what, no radio?' the weakly voice reply was 'didn't you see my lights' (the aircraft had no landing light). I called back 'that's what radios are for.' my taxi time was approximately 2 mins so aircraft was probably on short final or on rollout when we began taxi. The other aircraft looked like a small high wing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ATX TOOK OFF OVER A TAXIING SMA AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT IN NIGHT OPERATION.

Narrative: ON START UP ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTION TO TAXI TO RWY 36 WINDS WERE LIGHT. TAXIED TO RWY 36 COMPLETED BEFORE TKOF PROCS AND TAXIED ONTO RWY ANNOUNCING 'TKOF AT APPLE VALLEY RWY 36 L DOWNWIND.' COMMENCED TKOF ROLL, RWY IS SLIGHTLY UPHILL SO LIGHTS WERE SLIGHTLY UP IN THE WINDSHIELD. QUITE A FEW BACKGND LIGHTS. AS ROLL CONTINUED NOTICED A FLASHING LIGHT AMONG BACKGND LIGHTS. GLANCED DOWN. SPD ABOUT 65 KTS. LOOKED UP AND CONFIRMED LIGHT FLASHING WAS A BEACON LIGHT OF ANOTHER ACFT. PULLED ACFT OFF THE GND AND STARTED CLB OUT. PASSED OVER THE TOP OF A LNDG ACFT BY 50-100'. HE WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE OF THE RWY TOWARDS TAXI EXIT. I CALLED ON THE RADIO 'WHAT, NO RADIO?' THE WEAKLY VOICE REPLY WAS 'DIDN'T YOU SEE MY LIGHTS' (THE ACFT HAD NO LNDG LIGHT). I CALLED BACK 'THAT'S WHAT RADIOS ARE FOR.' MY TAXI TIME WAS APPROX 2 MINS SO ACFT WAS PROBABLY ON SHORT FINAL OR ON ROLLOUT WHEN WE BEGAN TAXI. THE OTHER ACFT LOOKED LIKE A SMALL HIGH WING.

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

Pilot of small aircraft atx took off over a taxiing small aircraft at uncontrolled airport in night operation.