An small aircraft took off with an aircraft still on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	313840
Time
Date	199508
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fep
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	313840
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In a rush to depart on grass runway 18 prior to the arrival of another aircraft on an intersecting grass runway, I taxied into position on runway 18. Upon getting into position, I realized there was an aircraft landing in the opposite direction on runway 36. I pulled off to the side of the runway and then realized I was blocking the intersecting grass runway 31 which another aircraft was on base for. The other aircraft that had landed on runway 36 was getting near the turnoff, so I began my takeoff roll. The other aircraft delayed his clearing of the runway so I was forced to stay on the left side of the runway during my roll for takeoff. Should have aborted takeoff, waited for aircraft on runway 31 to land and then back taxied into position. Other factors: I was really rushing everything, should have slowed down. Poor visual check of runway, I should have checked out for landing aircraft more thoroughly. Wind was calm, aircraft can be operated on any runway. Hard surface runway was closed forcing everybody onto grass runways, no radio use by aircraft landing on runway 36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA TOOK OFF WITH AN ACFT STILL ON THE RWY.

Narrative: IN A RUSH TO DEPART ON GRASS RWY 18 PRIOR TO THE ARR OF ANOTHER ACFT ON AN INTERSECTING GRASS RWY, I TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 18. UPON GETTING INTO POS, I REALIZED THERE WAS AN ACFT LNDG IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 36. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND THEN REALIZED I WAS BLOCKING THE INTERSECTING GRASS RWY 31 WHICH ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON BASE FOR. THE OTHER ACFT THAT HAD LANDED ON RWY 36 WAS GETTING NEAR THE TURNOFF, SO I BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL. THE OTHER ACFT DELAYED HIS CLRING OF THE RWY SO I WAS FORCED TO STAY ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY DURING MY ROLL FOR TKOF. SHOULD HAVE ABORTED TKOF, WAITED FOR ACFT ON RWY 31 TO LAND AND THEN BACK TAXIED INTO POS. OTHER FACTORS: I WAS REALLY RUSHING EVERYTHING, SHOULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN. POOR VISUAL CHK OF RWY, I SHOULD HAVE CHKED OUT FOR LNDG ACFT MORE THOROUGHLY. WIND WAS CALM, ACFT CAN BE OPERATED ON ANY RWY. HARD SURFACE RWY WAS CLOSED FORCING EVERYBODY ONTO GRASS RWYS, NO RADIO USE BY ACFT LNDG ON RWY 36.

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.