Narrative:

On dec/sun/98 at approximately XA20 PST ATC cleared me for the NDB approach to kelso airport, wa. At approximately XA30 I broke out on the approach at 1200 ft indicated and proceeded for runway 12 visually. On short final to runway 12, a student pilot in a C152, taxied onto runway 12, causing a near miss situation. I executed a go around and landed safely. The student pilot admitted he could hear my radio calls, but did not see me on final approach. No contact or damage was made to either aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 421938: I was practicing lndgs and takeoffs. I had done several lndgs and decided to practice some soft field and short field takeoffs. There was one other plane in the pattern with me a C152 with a student and instructor. They were also practicing lndgs. A king air radioed that he was over the NDB and setting up for landing at kls. I had landed and was watching the instructor and his student land. I watched them turn from downwind to base to final, watched them land and depart. This is when the problem started. As I watched the instructor depart I made my call to proceed with my takeoff. I scanned the air in our traffic pattern and saw no other plane. However the king air was on an instrument approach and had called a 1/2 mi final. It did not register in my mind, I proceeded with a soft field takeoff in front of the king air. I did not realize what had happened until I looked out my right window at 300 ft and watched the king air go by. In my instruction and short time as a student pilot I have only read about instrument flts and approachs. I have never been around when a plane is making instrument approachs or lndgs. When the king air stated he was on a 1/2 mi final it never registered because all of my training for lndgs has been with 'this is cessna...turning downwind, turning base, or turning final'. I have never heard someone state they were on a 1/2 mi final. I think this problem could be avoided by more active instruction as to what an IFR pilot has to do and why he has to do it. I have made appointments with my instructors to show me an NDB and teach me the procedures. I want to say the pilot of the king air was very professional in his avoidance of my mistake. His heads up flying kept us both out of trouble.

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Title: BE20 AND C152 HAD NMAC AT KLS.

Narrative: ON DEC/SUN/98 AT APPROX XA20 PST ATC CLRED ME FOR THE NDB APCH TO KELSO ARPT, WA. AT APPROX XA30 I BROKE OUT ON THE APCH AT 1200 FT INDICATED AND PROCEEDED FOR RWY 12 VISUALLY. ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 12, A STUDENT PLT IN A C152, TAXIED ONTO RWY 12, CAUSING A NEAR MISS SIT. I EXECUTED A GAR AND LANDED SAFELY. THE STUDENT PLT ADMITTED HE COULD HEAR MY RADIO CALLS, BUT DID NOT SEE ME ON FINAL APCH. NO CONTACT OR DAMAGE WAS MADE TO EITHER ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 421938: I WAS PRACTICING LNDGS AND TKOFS. I HAD DONE SEVERAL LNDGS AND DECIDED TO PRACTICE SOME SOFT FIELD AND SHORT FIELD TKOFS. THERE WAS ONE OTHER PLANE IN THE PATTERN WITH ME A C152 WITH A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR. THEY WERE ALSO PRACTICING LNDGS. A KING AIR RADIOED THAT HE WAS OVER THE NDB AND SETTING UP FOR LNDG AT KLS. I HAD LANDED AND WAS WATCHING THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT LAND. I WATCHED THEM TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE TO FINAL, WATCHED THEM LAND AND DEPART. THIS IS WHEN THE PROB STARTED. AS I WATCHED THE INSTRUCTOR DEPART I MADE MY CALL TO PROCEED WITH MY TKOF. I SCANNED THE AIR IN OUR TFC PATTERN AND SAW NO OTHER PLANE. HOWEVER THE KING AIR WAS ON AN INST APCH AND HAD CALLED A 1/2 MI FINAL. IT DID NOT REGISTER IN MY MIND, I PROCEEDED WITH A SOFT FIELD TKOF IN FRONT OF THE KING AIR. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL I LOOKED OUT MY R WINDOW AT 300 FT AND WATCHED THE KING AIR GO BY. IN MY INSTRUCTION AND SHORT TIME AS A STUDENT PLT I HAVE ONLY READ ABOUT INST FLTS AND APCHS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN AROUND WHEN A PLANE IS MAKING INST APCHS OR LNDGS. WHEN THE KING AIR STATED HE WAS ON A 1/2 MI FINAL IT NEVER REGISTERED BECAUSE ALL OF MY TRAINING FOR LNDGS HAS BEEN WITH 'THIS IS CESSNA...TURNING DOWNWIND, TURNING BASE, OR TURNING FINAL'. I HAVE NEVER HEARD SOMEONE STATE THEY WERE ON A 1/2 MI FINAL. I THINK THIS PROB COULD BE AVOIDED BY MORE ACTIVE INSTRUCTION AS TO WHAT AN IFR PLT HAS TO DO AND WHY HE HAS TO DO IT. I HAVE MADE APPOINTMENTS WITH MY INSTRUCTORS TO SHOW ME AN NDB AND TEACH ME THE PROCS. I WANT TO SAY THE PLT OF THE KING AIR WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL IN HIS AVOIDANCE OF MY MISTAKE. HIS HEADS UP FLYING KEPT US BOTH OUT OF TROUBLE.

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.