Narrative:

On jun/sun/98, concord regional airport was busy with a number of flying activities going on. There was a strong crosswind from the northwest and runway 2 was in use. The ceiling was estimated 5000 ft broken with cumulus clouds causing some light chop. Traffic on the ground and in the air was flowing quickly and smoothly. When I was in line for departure I heard a traffic call from a citation 10 mi straight out on 'final.' after one landing and two departures I was next in line for takeoff and the citation had called 5 mi out for a straight in approach. I radioed the citation to see if there was room for one departure ahead of him and got a '3 mi final' call. I responded that I would wait for the citation to land before taking the runway. After the citation passed by, I noted the touchdown point and called on the radio that I was departing to the north. I looked up at the runway and heard another traffic call from a plane turning left base. Not seeing anyone on the runway or on final I continued my departure as reported. After lift-off I heard the citation call that he was clear of the runway 2, and I looked down to see him on the taxiway. He radioed me to say my departure was unprofessional. When I realized I had not waited for his radio call clearing the runway and relied on visual indications only, I knew he was correct and acknowledged his second admonishment. In my effort to keep spacing between me and the plane on base I neglected to keep an ear open for traffic ahead of me. Sorry.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C152 STARTED TKOF ROLL WHEN A CESSNA CITATION WAS STILL ON THE RWY AFTER LNDG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: ON JUN/SUN/98, CONCORD REGIONAL ARPT WAS BUSY WITH A NUMBER OF FLYING ACTIVITIES GOING ON. THERE WAS A STRONG XWIND FROM THE NW AND RWY 2 WAS IN USE. THE CEILING WAS ESTIMATED 5000 FT BROKEN WITH CUMULUS CLOUDS CAUSING SOME LIGHT CHOP. TFC ON THE GND AND IN THE AIR WAS FLOWING QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY. WHEN I WAS IN LINE FOR DEP I HEARD A TFC CALL FROM A CITATION 10 MI STRAIGHT OUT ON 'FINAL.' AFTER ONE LNDG AND TWO DEPS I WAS NEXT IN LINE FOR TKOF AND THE CITATION HAD CALLED 5 MI OUT FOR A STRAIGHT IN APCH. I RADIOED THE CITATION TO SEE IF THERE WAS ROOM FOR ONE DEP AHEAD OF HIM AND GOT A '3 MI FINAL' CALL. I RESPONDED THAT I WOULD WAIT FOR THE CITATION TO LAND BEFORE TAKING THE RWY. AFTER THE CITATION PASSED BY, I NOTED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND CALLED ON THE RADIO THAT I WAS DEPARTING TO THE N. I LOOKED UP AT THE RWY AND HEARD ANOTHER TFC CALL FROM A PLANE TURNING L BASE. NOT SEEING ANYONE ON THE RWY OR ON FINAL I CONTINUED MY DEP AS RPTED. AFTER LIFT-OFF I HEARD THE CITATION CALL THAT HE WAS CLR OF THE RWY 2, AND I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE HIM ON THE TXWY. HE RADIOED ME TO SAY MY DEP WAS UNPROFESSIONAL. WHEN I REALIZED I HAD NOT WAITED FOR HIS RADIO CALL CLRING THE RWY AND RELIED ON VISUAL INDICATIONS ONLY, I KNEW HE WAS CORRECT AND ACKNOWLEDGED HIS SECOND ADMONISHMENT. IN MY EFFORT TO KEEP SPACING BTWN ME AND THE PLANE ON BASE I NEGLECTED TO KEEP AN EAR OPEN FOR TFC AHEAD OF ME. SORRY.

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.