Narrative:

Picked up passenger at lny, called intention to back taxi to runway 21 before moving. Again called intention before taxiing onto runway. When about halfway to end of runway 21, aircraft Y called 'on instrument approach 1 mi west of VOR.' I replied I would be rolling on runway 21 momentarily, with a right turn-out to hnl at 2000 ft. No reply. Just at lift-off the shorts came out of low, scattered stratus clouds about even with end of runway and about 100 ft to the left of runway 21, appearing to be landing on runway 3. We both broke left, he made a right downwind to runway 21 and I continued to hnl. I do not know if he was on a controled approach or VFR practice, or whether he was talking to ZHN and missed my calls. The situation of a 3000 ft overcast, with very low, scattered stratus at each end of the runway made visibility of the runway poor, even though visibility was 10+ NM. The airport is class east airspace at certain times, but not on saturday. If I had known he was on a close in approach, I would not have taxied onto the runway. Once on the runway, options were very limited.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX PA31-350 DEPARTED LNY ARPT ON RWY 21 AFTER AN ARR SHORTS 360 ANNOUNCES AN APCH FOR THE W. AFTER THE PA31 IS AIRBORNE HE SEES THE SHORTS BREAKING OUT OF THE LOW CLOUDS FOR AN APCH TO RWY 3. BOTH ACFT BREAK TO THEIR L.

Narrative: PICKED UP PAX AT LNY, CALLED INTENTION TO BACK TAXI TO RWY 21 BEFORE MOVING. AGAIN CALLED INTENTION BEFORE TAXIING ONTO RWY. WHEN ABOUT HALFWAY TO END OF RWY 21, ACFT Y CALLED 'ON INST APCH 1 MI W OF VOR.' I REPLIED I WOULD BE ROLLING ON RWY 21 MOMENTARILY, WITH A R TURN-OUT TO HNL AT 2000 FT. NO REPLY. JUST AT LIFT-OFF THE SHORTS CAME OUT OF LOW, SCATTERED STRATUS CLOUDS ABOUT EVEN WITH END OF RWY AND ABOUT 100 FT TO THE L OF RWY 21, APPEARING TO BE LNDG ON RWY 3. WE BOTH BROKE L, HE MADE A R DOWNWIND TO RWY 21 AND I CONTINUED TO HNL. I DO NOT KNOW IF HE WAS ON A CTLED APCH OR VFR PRACTICE, OR WHETHER HE WAS TALKING TO ZHN AND MISSED MY CALLS. THE SIT OF A 3000 FT OVCST, WITH VERY LOW, SCATTERED STRATUS AT EACH END OF THE RWY MADE VISIBILITY OF THE RWY POOR, EVEN THOUGH VISIBILITY WAS 10+ NM. THE ARPT IS CLASS E AIRSPACE AT CERTAIN TIMES, BUT NOT ON SATURDAY. IF I HAD KNOWN HE WAS ON A CLOSE IN APCH, I WOULD NOT HAVE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. ONCE ON THE RWY, OPTIONS WERE VERY LIMITED.

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.