Pilot of a piper cheyenne, paye, noticed a jet type aircraft rolling out and turning off the runway from the opposite direction during takeoff at a non tower airport.

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Attributes
ACN	429080
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : guc.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31T Cheyenne II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	429080
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radio other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : overrode automation none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As I taxied out, the wind sock was limp but facing east and I chose runway 6. My calls to unicom on 122.7 were not answered. After run-up, I announced my intentions to take runway 6 for takeoff and depart east. I looked for aircraft, saw none, and began my takeoff. At liftoff, I saw another aircraft approaching from the opposite end of runway. I turned right early and the approaching jet turned off on a taxiway. While I don't think the aircraft were ever closer than 1000 ft, it was a disconcerting experience. After becoming airborne, initial calls to ZDV were not answered. I received a call on 121.5 asking about my problem. I have a switch which activates 121.5 and overrides any frequencys set in the communication radios. This switch was on. I assume that I was not transmitting or receiving on the 122.7 set in the radio. My takeoff position (touchdown zone runway 6000-7660 ft) was 13 ft below the listed elevation of the 9402 ft runway resulting in a problem seeing the other aircraft on the other end of the runway. Obviously not being on the CTAF frequency contributed significantly to the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER CHEYENNE, PAYE, NOTICED A JET TYPE ACFT ROLLING OUT AND TURNING OFF THE RWY FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DURING TKOF AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: AS I TAXIED OUT, THE WIND SOCK WAS LIMP BUT FACING E AND I CHOSE RWY 6. MY CALLS TO UNICOM ON 122.7 WERE NOT ANSWERED. AFTER RUN-UP, I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO TAKE RWY 6 FOR TKOF AND DEPART E. I LOOKED FOR ACFT, SAW NONE, AND BEGAN MY TKOF. AT LIFTOFF, I SAW ANOTHER ACFT APCHING FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF RWY. I TURNED R EARLY AND THE APCHING JET TURNED OFF ON A TXWY. WHILE I DON'T THINK THE ACFT WERE EVER CLOSER THAN 1000 FT, IT WAS A DISCONCERTING EXPERIENCE. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, INITIAL CALLS TO ZDV WERE NOT ANSWERED. I RECEIVED A CALL ON 121.5 ASKING ABOUT MY PROB. I HAVE A SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES 121.5 AND OVERRIDES ANY FREQS SET IN THE COM RADIOS. THIS SWITCH WAS ON. I ASSUME THAT I WAS NOT XMITTING OR RECEIVING ON THE 122.7 SET IN THE RADIO. MY TKOF POS (TOUCHDOWN ZONE RWY 6000-7660 FT) WAS 13 FT BELOW THE LISTED ELEVATION OF THE 9402 FT RWY RESULTING IN A PROB SEEING THE OTHER ACFT ON THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. OBVIOUSLY NOT BEING ON THE CTAF FREQ CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE PROB.

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.