Narrative:

As the captain taxied to runway 18 at springdale airport and called approach control to pick up our IFR clearance, I received the clearance and was told to hold for release and call back when ready to depart. Reaching the end of runway 18, I called approach and received our release. The controller told us he had CE206 traffic on a 2.5 mi final for runway 18. We decided we had plenty of time to depart and taxied towards the runway making the announcement that 'north-number is departing runway 18, springdale.' just as we started our turn onto the runway, a CE402 lifted off on runway 36 and started an immediate right turn to avoid the traffic landing on runway 18. We proceeded with our takeoff and heard someone call on CTAF 'didn't you guys hear us?' I still don't know whether that call came from the CE402 of CE206. The only aircraft we were heard was the CE206 reporting a 1 mi final as we were rolling onto the runway. None of us were ever dangerously close to colliding, but I believe this mess could have been avoided if the CE402 would have used the preferred runway -- which is runway 18 when the winds are calm or light. Also, the CE402 should not have been taking off into traffic landing in the opposite direction -- especially when the landing traffic was within 2 mi of the threshold. But from now on I will be alert for other pilots doing things that most of us consider unconventional and unsafe.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A BEECH SUPER KING AIR 300 TOOK OFF WHEN A C206 WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND AFTER A C402 TOOK OFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE LNDG TFC.

Narrative: AS THE CAPT TAXIED TO RWY 18 AT SPRINGDALE ARPT AND CALLED APCH CTL TO PICK UP OUR IFR CLRNC, I RECEIVED THE CLRNC AND WAS TOLD TO HOLD FOR RELEASE AND CALL BACK WHEN READY TO DEPART. REACHING THE END OF RWY 18, I CALLED APCH AND RECEIVED OUR RELEASE. THE CTLR TOLD US HE HAD CE206 TFC ON A 2.5 MI FINAL FOR RWY 18. WE DECIDED WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO DEPART AND TAXIED TOWARDS THE RWY MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT 'N-NUMBER IS DEPARTING RWY 18, SPRINGDALE.' JUST AS WE STARTED OUR TURN ONTO THE RWY, A CE402 LIFTED OFF ON RWY 36 AND STARTED AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO AVOID THE TFC LNDG ON RWY 18. WE PROCEEDED WITH OUR TKOF AND HEARD SOMEONE CALL ON CTAF 'DIDN'T YOU GUYS HEAR US?' I STILL DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT CALL CAME FROM THE CE402 OF CE206. THE ONLY ACFT WE WERE HEARD WAS THE CE206 RPTING A 1 MI FINAL AS WE WERE ROLLING ONTO THE RWY. NONE OF US WERE EVER DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO COLLIDING, BUT I BELIEVE THIS MESS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE CE402 WOULD HAVE USED THE PREFERRED RWY -- WHICH IS RWY 18 WHEN THE WINDS ARE CALM OR LIGHT. ALSO, THE CE402 SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TAKING OFF INTO TFC LNDG IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION -- ESPECIALLY WHEN THE LNDG TFC WAS WITHIN 2 MI OF THE THRESHOLD. BUT FROM NOW ON I WILL BE ALERT FOR OTHER PLTS DOING THINGS THAT MOST OF US CONSIDER UNCONVENTIONAL AND UNSAFE.

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.