Narrative:

In broad daylight in the afternoon, I taxied my cessna 180 aircraft to the fuel pumps at W32 for fuel. The route required crossing runway 5/23. I stopped and looked both ways before crossing. I especially looked to my left as that is the direction any landing traffic would have been coming from. After crossing the runway and nearing the pumps a small veri-ese kit plane taxied up on my left and I thought he also was going to the pumps so I waved him on since I was in no hurry. He did not move so I continued to the pumps. The pilot of the veri-ese accosted me and accused me of having crossed the runway as he started hs takeoff. I told him that if I had done such a thing I was terribly sorry and apologized. I personally think he was more interested in impressing his lady passenger regarding the possibility of an accident than anything else. Most aircraft begin their takeoff about 100 ft to the left of where I crossed. Beyond this point, to the left, the runway slopes down another 300 or 400 ft to the end where I presume he must have been. The veri-ese kit aircraft is small, stands only about 18 inches high in the front and has a very thin profile looking from the front. I would suggest that such an aircraft should operate a strobe light for better visibility. Finally, I regret this incident occurred if as alleged. If he was in position or rolling, I should have seen him, however since I did not see the veri-ese I have no way of knowing whether he started his takeoff roll before, during or after I crossed the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA SEL TAILWHEEL ACFT TAXIED ACROSS RWY IN FRONT OF ANOTHER ACFT TAKING OFF.

Narrative: IN BROAD DAYLIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON, I TAXIED MY CESSNA 180 ACFT TO THE FUEL PUMPS AT W32 FOR FUEL. THE RTE REQUIRED XING RWY 5/23. I STOPPED AND LOOKED BOTH WAYS BEFORE XING. I ESPECIALLY LOOKED TO MY L AS THAT IS THE DIRECTION ANY LNDG TFC WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING FROM. AFTER XING THE RWY AND NEARING THE PUMPS A SMALL VERI-ESE KIT PLANE TAXIED UP ON MY L AND I THOUGHT HE ALSO WAS GOING TO THE PUMPS SO I WAVED HIM ON SINCE I WAS IN NO HURRY. HE DID NOT MOVE SO I CONTINUED TO THE PUMPS. THE PLT OF THE VERI-ESE ACCOSTED ME AND ACCUSED ME OF HAVING CROSSED THE RWY AS HE STARTED HS TKOF. I TOLD HIM THAT IF I HAD DONE SUCH A THING I WAS TERRIBLY SORRY AND APOLOGIZED. I PERSONALLY THINK HE WAS MORE INTERESTED IN IMPRESSING HIS LADY PAX REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT THAN ANYTHING ELSE. MOST ACFT BEGIN THEIR TKOF ABOUT 100 FT TO THE L OF WHERE I CROSSED. BEYOND THIS POINT, TO THE L, THE RWY SLOPES DOWN ANOTHER 300 OR 400 FT TO THE END WHERE I PRESUME HE MUST HAVE BEEN. THE VERI-ESE KIT ACFT IS SMALL, STANDS ONLY ABOUT 18 INCHES HIGH IN THE FRONT AND HAS A VERY THIN PROFILE LOOKING FROM THE FRONT. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT SUCH AN ACFT SHOULD OPERATE A STROBE LIGHT FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. FINALLY, I REGRET THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IF AS ALLEGED. IF HE WAS IN POS OR ROLLING, I SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM, HOWEVER SINCE I DID NOT SEE THE VERI-ESE I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER HE STARTED HIS TKOF ROLL BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER I CROSSED 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.