Pilot of a small aircraft sel private aircraft back taxied on active runway when another aircraft wa...

Attributes
ACN	261758
Time
Date	199401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 05c
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
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	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 590
ASRS Report	261758
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was ready to taxi from the ramp at griffith, in, airport to runway 08/26 for takeoff on runway 26. I noticed a cessna 150 taxiing to runway 08/26 and followed it. I announced my intention on CTAF to back taxi on runway 26 to the end of runway and heard no other traffic on CTAF. The cessna 150 was already back taxiing on runway 26 when I entered the runway to back taxi. When the cessna 150 reached the end of the runway, it moved off it to run-up area. At that time I looked up and saw a white piper cherokee on final for runway 26, about 1 mi away. I continued to back taxi on runway 26, and the piper flew over me at about 200 ft AGL. I think he made a low approach; I never heard him on the radio. At the time of the incident it was hazy bright sunshine, and snow on the ground. I did not see the piper until he was on short final for runway 26. I was somewhat complacent since I assumed the cessna 150 had cleared the area for traffic before it started to back taxi on runway 26, so I followed it. Again, I did not hear anybody on the assigned CTAF for griffith, in (123.0 MHZ).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL PVT ACFT BACK TAXIED ON ACTIVE RWY WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS APCHING TO LAND AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS READY TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP AT GRIFFITH, IN, ARPT TO RWY 08/26 FOR TKOF ON RWY 26. I NOTICED A CESSNA 150 TAXIING TO RWY 08/26 AND FOLLOWED IT. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTION ON CTAF TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 26 TO THE END OF RWY AND HEARD NO OTHER TFC ON CTAF. THE CESSNA 150 WAS ALREADY BACK TAXIING ON RWY 26 WHEN I ENTERED THE RWY TO BACK TAXI. WHEN THE CESSNA 150 REACHED THE END OF THE RWY, IT MOVED OFF IT TO RUN-UP AREA. AT THAT TIME I LOOKED UP AND SAW A WHITE PIPER CHEROKEE ON FINAL FOR RWY 26, ABOUT 1 MI AWAY. I CONTINUED TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 26, AND THE PIPER FLEW OVER ME AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. I THINK HE MADE A LOW APCH; I NEVER HEARD HIM ON THE RADIO. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT WAS HAZY BRIGHT SUNSHINE, AND SNOW ON THE GND. I DID NOT SEE THE PIPER UNTIL HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 26. I WAS SOMEWHAT COMPLACENT SINCE I ASSUMED THE CESSNA 150 HAD CLRED THE AREA FOR TFC BEFORE IT STARTED TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 26, SO I FOLLOWED IT. AGAIN, I DID NOT HEAR ANYBODY ON THE ASSIGNED CTAF FOR GRIFFITH, IN (123.0 MHZ).

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 a small aircraft sel private aircraft back taxied on active runway when another aircraft was approaching to land at an uncontrolled airport.