Pilot of small aircraft takes runway at single airport operation uncontrolled airport after aircraft lands who has to back taxi to clear the runway. Airliner on final, pilot of small aircraft starts taxi takeoff passing aircraft on runway opposite direction then takes off barely ahead of airliner on very short final landing.

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Attributes
ACN	186258
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dlg
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 88 flight time total : 11800
ASRS Report	186258
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I taxi my small aircraft aircraft onto runway behind landing XXX with a landing YYY airliner reported on downwind segment. While I hold my position on the runway, XXX back taxis to clear runway, and YYY reports 'base leg'. Xx 'fast taxis' back on west side of the runway as I start taxiing up east side, YYY reports turning 'final'. XXX reports 'clear of runway' as I apply takeoff power. We pass each other at north taxiway, wheels on the ground, by about 100 ft. YYY must be on a very 'short' final by now. I completed my flight without further incident and the other 2 aircraft apparently did as well. Contributing factors: the YYY crew apparently misjudged the time requirement for the XXX to clear the runway. I misjudged the type of traffic pattern YYY crew was flying. There is no parallel taxiway for the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA TAKES RWY AT SINGLE ARPT OP UNCTLED ARPT AFTER ACFT LANDS WHO HAS TO BACK TAXI TO CLR THE RWY. AIRLINER ON FINAL, PLT OF SMA STARTS TAXI TKOF PASSING ACFT ON RWY OPPOSITE DIRECTION THEN TAKES OFF BARELY AHEAD OF AIRLINER ON VERY SHORT FINAL LNDG.

Narrative: I TAXI MY SMA ACFT ONTO RWY BEHIND LNDG XXX WITH A LNDG YYY AIRLINER RPTED ON DOWNWIND SEGMENT. WHILE I HOLD MY POS ON THE RWY, XXX BACK TAXIS TO CLR RWY, AND YYY RPTS 'BASE LEG'. XX 'FAST TAXIS' BACK ON W SIDE OF THE RWY AS I START TAXIING UP E SIDE, YYY RPTS TURNING 'FINAL'. XXX RPTS 'CLR OF RWY' AS I APPLY TKOF PWR. WE PASS EACH OTHER AT N TAXIWAY, WHEELS ON THE GND, BY ABOUT 100 FT. YYY MUST BE ON A VERY 'SHORT' FINAL BY NOW. I COMPLETED MY FLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THE OTHER 2 ACFT APPARENTLY DID AS WELL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE YYY CREW APPARENTLY MISJUDGED THE TIME REQUIREMENT FOR THE XXX TO CLR THE RWY. I MISJUDGED THE TYPE OF TFC PATTERN YYY CREW WAS FLYING. THERE IS NO PARALLEL TAXIWAY FOR THE RWY.

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.