Narrative:

On dec/xa/98 I departed 3r3 (austin executive airport, austin, tx, an uncontrolled airport in class G airspace) between a departing (touch-and-go) aircraft and an aircraft turning extended final. My entry onto the runway was announced prior to entering the runway, but concerned the approaching aircraft whose pilot inquired of my aircraft's registration number over CTAF. No runway incursion occurred and at no time was separation less than 3000 ft nor aircraft not visually separated. 3r3 has extensive student and training activity and there were 4 aircraft in the pattern (touch-and-go activity). Aircraft #1 landed as I was clearing the pattern for departure. Immediately thereafter, aircraft #2 called 'long' final (in reality, base-to-final turn). I announced I was entering the runway for departure behind aircraft #1. Aircraft #2's calls of extended 'downwind' and 'long' final led me to believe he was allowing for my departure. I visually verified his position as well over 1/2 mi from the runway (well beyond a 'standard' 1/2 mi base-to-final turn, high and in a 60 degree bank turn). As aircraft #1 departed and I began takeoff roll, the pilot of aircraft #2 emphatically called that he was on final. Since there was no safety risk, sufficient separation and no opportunity to leave the runway, I continued the departure. I was off the ground and near the end of the runway before aircraft #2 crossed the approach threshold. After takeoff, aircraft #2 requested my registration number. Because of the heavy traffic on the frequency, I ignored the request. The pilot of aircraft #2 is a private pilot but may not have experienced high density traffic and may not have experienced a departing aircraft while on long final. Potential avoidance of this type situation might be to request confirmation of the approaching aircraft about whether departure in front would concern the pilot, however, in this situation, the visual conditions and separation did not warrant additional usage of a congested frequency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH STAGGER WING 17 TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF A C152 AT AN UNCTLED ARPT CAUSING THE C152 PLT TO QUESTION THE RPTR'S JUDGEMENT FOR DOING SO.

Narrative: ON DEC/XA/98 I DEPARTED 3R3 (AUSTIN EXECUTIVE ARPT, AUSTIN, TX, AN UNCTLED ARPT IN CLASS G AIRSPACE) BTWN A DEPARTING (TOUCH-AND-GO) ACFT AND AN ACFT TURNING EXTENDED FINAL. MY ENTRY ONTO THE RWY WAS ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RWY, BUT CONCERNED THE APCHING ACFT WHOSE PLT INQUIRED OF MY ACFT'S REGISTRATION NUMBER OVER CTAF. NO RWY INCURSION OCCURRED AND AT NO TIME WAS SEPARATION LESS THAN 3000 FT NOR ACFT NOT VISUALLY SEPARATED. 3R3 HAS EXTENSIVE STUDENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITY AND THERE WERE 4 ACFT IN THE PATTERN (TOUCH-AND-GO ACTIVITY). ACFT #1 LANDED AS I WAS CLRING THE PATTERN FOR DEP. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, ACFT #2 CALLED 'LONG' FINAL (IN REALITY, BASE-TO-FINAL TURN). I ANNOUNCED I WAS ENTERING THE RWY FOR DEP BEHIND ACFT #1. ACFT #2'S CALLS OF EXTENDED 'DOWNWIND' AND 'LONG' FINAL LED ME TO BELIEVE HE WAS ALLOWING FOR MY DEP. I VISUALLY VERIFIED HIS POS AS WELL OVER 1/2 MI FROM THE RWY (WELL BEYOND A 'STANDARD' 1/2 MI BASE-TO-FINAL TURN, HIGH AND IN A 60 DEG BANK TURN). AS ACFT #1 DEPARTED AND I BEGAN TKOF ROLL, THE PLT OF ACFT #2 EMPHATICALLY CALLED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL. SINCE THERE WAS NO SAFETY RISK, SUFFICIENT SEPARATION AND NO OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THE RWY, I CONTINUED THE DEP. I WAS OFF THE GND AND NEAR THE END OF THE RWY BEFORE ACFT #2 CROSSED THE APCH THRESHOLD. AFTER TKOF, ACFT #2 REQUESTED MY REGISTRATION NUMBER. BECAUSE OF THE HVY TFC ON THE FREQ, I IGNORED THE REQUEST. THE PLT OF ACFT #2 IS A PVT PLT BUT MAY NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED HIGH DENSITY TFC AND MAY NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED A DEPARTING ACFT WHILE ON LONG FINAL. POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE OF THIS TYPE SIT MIGHT BE TO REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF THE APCHING ACFT ABOUT WHETHER DEP IN FRONT WOULD CONCERN THE PLT, HOWEVER, IN THIS SIT, THE VISUAL CONDITIONS AND SEPARATION DID NOT WARRANT ADDITIONAL USAGE OF A CONGESTED FREQ.

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.