Narrative:

Apr/xa/99 at approximately XA40, I was in my aircraft on the runup area at the lantana airport, lantana, fl. The runup area for runway 3 is located to the left of runway 3. I was listening to the announcements of aircraft in the airport traffic pattern for runway 3, which was in use at that time. I proceeded to complete my runup, checked pressures and fuel selection and prepared for takeoff. I had traffic in the pattern, turning left base, in sight. It was a cessna and pretty far out. Also, I was looking for additional traffic and did not detect anyone. One aircraft had just taken off, and I stated my intentions on unicom (122.7 for lantana) to enter the runway for departure. After the departing aircraft was clear of the runway and the departure area, I crossed over the holding lines and taxied onto the left side of the active runway, when I heard a pilot of an aircraft saying, 'negative, twin otter on short final.' at that moment I saw the otter turning low and fast onto final, coming down close to the runway. I stopped immediately, still being on the left side of the centerline, making a quick 180 degrees turn and taxied back to the runup area. I had not taxied out all the way to line up for takeoff. Over unicom I announced that I was clear of the active runway. Prior to proceeding to enter the runway, I had not heard an emergency call of any kind from the twin otter and I was not aware of its presence in the pattern. During turning off the runway, I saw one of the propellers of the otter had stopped, while the other propeller was still windmilling. I could see the aircraft floating down the runway, and towards the end, I lost sight of it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY AT LNA WHILE TFC WAS ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: APR/XA/99 AT APPROX XA40, I WAS IN MY ACFT ON THE RUNUP AREA AT THE LANTANA ARPT, LANTANA, FL. THE RUNUP AREA FOR RWY 3 IS LOCATED TO THE L OF RWY 3. I WAS LISTENING TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ACFT IN THE ARPT TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 3, WHICH WAS IN USE AT THAT TIME. I PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE MY RUNUP, CHKED PRESSURES AND FUEL SELECTION AND PREPARED FOR TKOF. I HAD TFC IN THE PATTERN, TURNING L BASE, IN SIGHT. IT WAS A CESSNA AND PRETTY FAR OUT. ALSO, I WAS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL TFC AND DID NOT DETECT ANYONE. ONE ACFT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF, AND I STATED MY INTENTIONS ON UNICOM (122.7 FOR LANTANA) TO ENTER THE RWY FOR DEP. AFTER THE DEPARTING ACFT WAS CLR OF THE RWY AND THE DEP AREA, I CROSSED OVER THE HOLDING LINES AND TAXIED ONTO THE L SIDE OF THE ACTIVE RWY, WHEN I HEARD A PLT OF AN ACFT SAYING, 'NEGATIVE, TWIN OTTER ON SHORT FINAL.' AT THAT MOMENT I SAW THE OTTER TURNING LOW AND FAST ONTO FINAL, COMING DOWN CLOSE TO THE RWY. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, STILL BEING ON THE L SIDE OF THE CTRLINE, MAKING A QUICK 180 DEGS TURN AND TAXIED BACK TO THE RUNUP AREA. I HAD NOT TAXIED OUT ALL THE WAY TO LINE UP FOR TKOF. OVER UNICOM I ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS CLR OF THE ACTIVE RWY. PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO ENTER THE RWY, I HAD NOT HEARD AN EMER CALL OF ANY KIND FROM THE TWIN OTTER AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF ITS PRESENCE IN THE PATTERN. DURING TURNING OFF THE RWY, I SAW ONE OF THE PROPS OF THE OTTER HAD STOPPED, WHILE THE OTHER PROP WAS STILL WINDMILLING. I COULD SEE THE ACFT FLOATING DOWN THE RWY, AND TOWARDS THE END, I LOST SIGHT OF IT.

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.