Near midair collision at a non tower airport as first aircraft Y, on a touch and go, aborts takeoff after lift-off. Aircraft X, on takeoff roll performs evasive action climb turn.

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Attributes
ACN	349380
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : thv
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 540
ASRS Report	349380
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While sitting at hold line on runway 16 thv waiting to takeoff, 4 planes were in traffic pattern doing touch and goes. As the C172 was on final he announced a touch and go. The other plane reported left downwind for runway 16. As the first plane passed I pulled into position and hold for takeoff. When the first plane's wheels broke ground I began my takeoff roll. At approximately 1/3 of runway, the first plane settled back to the runway without announcing intentions. I immediately lifted off with no problems and moved to the right of the runway on climb out. It was not a very close event but I know now I should have asked the plane on downwind to extend for me to have a completely clear runway for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT A NON TWR ARPT AS FIRST ACFT Y, ON A TOUCH AND GO, ABORTS TKOF AFTER LIFT-OFF. ACFT X, ON TKOF ROLL PERFORMS EVASIVE ACTION CLB TURN.

Narrative: WHILE SITTING AT HOLD LINE ON RWY 16 THV WAITING TO TKOF, 4 PLANES WERE IN TFC PATTERN DOING TOUCH AND GOES. AS THE C172 WAS ON FINAL HE ANNOUNCED A TOUCH AND GO. THE OTHER PLANE RPTED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16. AS THE FIRST PLANE PASSED I PULLED INTO POS AND HOLD FOR TKOF. WHEN THE FIRST PLANE'S WHEELS BROKE GND I BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL. AT APPROX 1/3 OF RWY, THE FIRST PLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RWY WITHOUT ANNOUNCING INTENTIONS. I IMMEDIATELY LIFTED OFF WITH NO PROBS AND MOVED TO THE R OF THE RWY ON CLBOUT. IT WAS NOT A VERY CLOSE EVENT BUT I KNOW NOW I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THE PLANE ON DOWNWIND TO EXTEND FOR ME TO HAVE A COMPLETELY CLR RWY FOR TKOF.

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.