Narrative:

I was going to back-taxi on runway 10 to refuel my airplane. Prior to taxiing onto the runway I called my intentions on 122.80 (unicom). An aerostar responded by telling me he was in the pattern. I held a safe position off the runway. Once the aerostar landed I looked out on the final and base leg of the runway and saw no one. I called my intentions again to back taxi, with no immediate response from anyone else. I had no soon crossed the yellow lines, separating the taxiway from the runway environment when I heard a citation calling base for runway 10. I immediately stopped, with the nose of my aircraft protruding just past the yellow lines off the taxiway. My wheels had not yet crossed the yellow lines. I told the citation that I had just entered the runway environment, however, I was not on the actual runway. By this time he was turning on final and said for no other reason than safety, he was going to go around. (It should be noted that the runway at this airport is 40 ft wide.) he went around and I proceeded to back-taxi to the fuel area. At no time were any of the aircraft in any danger nor were there any reasons for 'evasive' maneuvering, just a simple go around. While I regret the go around on the part of the citation, this incident has been bothering me for a couple of days now. I will exercise greater caution at uncontrolled airports to insure a wider margin of safety. I am still not convinced I could have done anything more than what I did. I looked and listened prior to any movement.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C303 ATTEMPTING A BACK TAXI SEES NO ACFT ON BASE OR FINAL, BUT WHEN ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTIONS AND TAXIES ACROSS TAXI LINE, HE HEARS A CITATION CALL ON BASE FOR SAME RWY. THE CITATION MAKES A GAR.

Narrative: I WAS GOING TO BACK-TAXI ON RWY 10 TO REFUEL MY AIRPLANE. PRIOR TO TAXIING ONTO THE RWY I CALLED MY INTENTIONS ON 122.80 (UNICOM). AN AEROSTAR RESPONDED BY TELLING ME HE WAS IN THE PATTERN. I HELD A SAFE POS OFF THE RWY. ONCE THE AEROSTAR LANDED I LOOKED OUT ON THE FINAL AND BASE LEG OF THE RWY AND SAW NO ONE. I CALLED MY INTENTIONS AGAIN TO BACK TAXI, WITH NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM ANYONE ELSE. I HAD NO SOON CROSSED THE YELLOW LINES, SEPARATING THE TXWY FROM THE RWY ENVIRONMENT WHEN I HEARD A CITATION CALLING BASE FOR RWY 10. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, WITH THE NOSE OF MY ACFT PROTRUDING JUST PAST THE YELLOW LINES OFF THE TXWY. MY WHEELS HAD NOT YET CROSSED THE YELLOW LINES. I TOLD THE CITATION THAT I HAD JUST ENTERED THE RWY ENVIRONMENT, HOWEVER, I WAS NOT ON THE ACTUAL RWY. BY THIS TIME HE WAS TURNING ON FINAL AND SAID FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN SAFETY, HE WAS GOING TO GAR. (IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE RWY AT THIS ARPT IS 40 FT WIDE.) HE WENT AROUND AND I PROCEEDED TO BACK-TAXI TO THE FUEL AREA. AT NO TIME WERE ANY OF THE ACFT IN ANY DANGER NOR WERE THERE ANY REASONS FOR 'EVASIVE' MANEUVERING, JUST A SIMPLE GAR. WHILE I REGRET THE GAR ON THE PART OF THE CITATION, THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW. I WILL EXERCISE GREATER CAUTION AT UNCTLED ARPTS TO INSURE A WIDER MARGIN OF SAFETY. I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED I COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT I DID. I LOOKED AND LISTENED PRIOR TO ANY MOVEMENT.

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.