Cpr pilot waiting for takeoff at bed airport, which apparently was very busy at the time, may have become frustrated because of the delay and then critical of the controller. Starting takeoff roll, the PF observed a PA28 overflying the runway. The pilot started to abort but then continued takeoff when the PA28 turned left of runway centerline.

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Attributes
ACN	405748
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	405748
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Local controller working single runway operation, runway 11. Extremely busy. Several VFR aircraft in the pattern. Local controller was making herself busy with excessive phraseology and trying to 'fly' everybody's airplane for them. Confusing instructions that several aircraft questioned or misunderstood. Our aircraft was holding short of runway 11 ready for departure, unable to access the local frequency due to excessive chatter. Controller created space in VFR pattern for us to depart, issued 'taxi into position and hold' instructions which were acknowledged by PNF in right seat. PF and PNF observed PA28 on 1/2 - 1 mi final. PNF questioned action of local controller regarding traffic on short final. Controller responded that she was going to 'break him off,' issued a takeoff clearance, and instructed us to 'maintain visual separation with a single cessna turning downwind to the southwest.' PNF acknowledged, looking for the cessna out the right side. Takeoff roll was begun and immediately aborted when PF saw the PA28 overflying us above the runway. Controller admonished us, and curtly stated we had been cleared for takeoff. PNF responded we had aborted to avoid a potential collision with the overflying aircraft. PA28 turned left off centerline. Takeoff continued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR PLT WAITING FOR TKOF AT BED ARPT, WHICH APPARENTLY WAS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME, MAY HAVE BECOME FRUSTRATED BECAUSE OF THE DELAY AND THEN CRITICAL OF THE CTLR. STARTING TKOF ROLL, THE PF OBSERVED A PA28 OVERFLYING THE RWY. THE PLT STARTED TO ABORT BUT THEN CONTINUED TKOF WHEN THE PA28 TURNED L OF RWY CTRLINE.

Narrative: LCL CTLR WORKING SINGLE RWY OP, RWY 11. EXTREMELY BUSY. SEVERAL VFR ACFT IN THE PATTERN. LCL CTLR WAS MAKING HERSELF BUSY WITH EXCESSIVE PHRASEOLOGY AND TRYING TO 'FLY' EVERYBODY'S AIRPLANE FOR THEM. CONFUSING INSTRUCTIONS THAT SEVERAL ACFT QUESTIONED OR MISUNDERSTOOD. OUR ACFT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 11 READY FOR DEP, UNABLE TO ACCESS THE LCL FREQ DUE TO EXCESSIVE CHATTER. CTLR CREATED SPACE IN VFR PATTERN FOR US TO DEPART, ISSUED 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD' INSTRUCTIONS WHICH WERE ACKNOWLEDGED BY PNF IN R SEAT. PF AND PNF OBSERVED PA28 ON 1/2 - 1 MI FINAL. PNF QUESTIONED ACTION OF LCL CTLR REGARDING TFC ON SHORT FINAL. CTLR RESPONDED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO 'BREAK HIM OFF,' ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC, AND INSTRUCTED US TO 'MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION WITH A SINGLE CESSNA TURNING DOWNWIND TO THE SW.' PNF ACKNOWLEDGED, LOOKING FOR THE CESSNA OUT THE R SIDE. TKOF ROLL WAS BEGUN AND IMMEDIATELY ABORTED WHEN PF SAW THE PA28 OVERFLYING US ABOVE THE RWY. CTLR ADMONISHED US, AND CURTLY STATED WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. PNF RESPONDED WE HAD ABORTED TO AVOID A POTENTIAL COLLISION WITH THE OVERFLYING ACFT. PA28 TURNED L OFF CTRLINE. TKOF CONTINUED.

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.