Narrative:

This event happened during an en route fuel stop at X47. Although I was hurrying, I fueled my own aircraft as always, to ensure no spillage, cap security, etc. I drained sumps, checked WX and paid. There was a lot of activity including parachuting, aerobatics, touch and goes and banner tows. As I taxied to active I saw a flight school mooney was #1 for takeoff, with another aircraft #2. The mooney did not appear to be ready, so I elected to make an intersection departure. I would have approximately xx ft from the intersection. Just as I was approaching the runway the mooney announced he was going into position. Because I had completed my run-up and the taxiway joined the runway at an angle toward takeoff direction I taxied faster than normal onto runway and commenced takeoff in front of the mooney, who was not yet on runway and about 500 ft behind. I thought I would be well out of his way and that as a student training flight they would likely be slow to roll. The problem was that just as I broke ground, my engine coughed. I aborted and rolled to the end. The mooney waited until I cleared runway then departed. I was very embarrassed to have apparently cut in front, on purpose, then caused a delay. After a thorough run-up again I decided that because of my fuel load of 3/4 tank on one side and 1/4 on the other, the short time which had not allowed them to equalize, and my turning takeoff roll the fuel had sloshed around enough to momentarily uncover the outlets. On next attempt with more time to line up on runway, all was normal. In the future, I will take the extra 2 or 3 mins to wait in line rather than risk the embarrassment of inconveniencing someone else, or worse.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT HURRIES TO MAKE INTXN TKOF AT UNCTLED ARPT RATHER THAN WAIT IN LINE. ENG COUGHS AND TKOF IS REJECTED CAUSING A DELAY FOR FIRST ACFT IN LINE FOR DEP.

Narrative: THIS EVENT HAPPENED DURING AN ENRTE FUEL STOP AT X47. ALTHOUGH I WAS HURRYING, I FUELED MY OWN ACFT AS ALWAYS, TO ENSURE NO SPILLAGE, CAP SECURITY, ETC. I DRAINED SUMPS, CHKED WX AND PAID. THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY INCLUDING PARACHUTING, AEROBATICS, TOUCH AND GOES AND BANNER TOWS. AS I TAXIED TO ACTIVE I SAW A FLT SCHOOL MOONEY WAS #1 FOR TKOF, WITH ANOTHER ACFT #2. THE MOONEY DID NOT APPEAR TO BE READY, SO I ELECTED TO MAKE AN INTXN DEP. I WOULD HAVE APPROX XX FT FROM THE INTXN. JUST AS I WAS APCHING THE RWY THE MOONEY ANNOUNCED HE WAS GOING INTO POS. BECAUSE I HAD COMPLETED MY RUN-UP AND THE TXWY JOINED THE RWY AT AN ANGLE TOWARD TKOF DIRECTION I TAXIED FASTER THAN NORMAL ONTO RWY AND COMMENCED TKOF IN FRONT OF THE MOONEY, WHO WAS NOT YET ON RWY AND ABOUT 500 FT BEHIND. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE WELL OUT OF HIS WAY AND THAT AS A STUDENT TRAINING FLT THEY WOULD LIKELY BE SLOW TO ROLL. THE PROB WAS THAT JUST AS I BROKE GND, MY ENG COUGHED. I ABORTED AND ROLLED TO THE END. THE MOONEY WAITED UNTIL I CLRED RWY THEN DEPARTED. I WAS VERY EMBARRASSED TO HAVE APPARENTLY CUT IN FRONT, ON PURPOSE, THEN CAUSED A DELAY. AFTER A THOROUGH RUN-UP AGAIN I DECIDED THAT BECAUSE OF MY FUEL LOAD OF 3/4 TANK ON ONE SIDE AND 1/4 ON THE OTHER, THE SHORT TIME WHICH HAD NOT ALLOWED THEM TO EQUALIZE, AND MY TURNING TKOF ROLL THE FUEL HAD SLOSHED AROUND ENOUGH TO MOMENTARILY UNCOVER THE OUTLETS. ON NEXT ATTEMPT WITH MORE TIME TO LINE UP ON RWY, ALL WAS NORMAL. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL TAKE THE EXTRA 2 OR 3 MINS TO WAIT IN LINE RATHER THAN RISK THE EMBARRASSMENT OF INCONVENIENCING SOMEONE ELSE, OR WORSE.

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.