A CFI was distraction by an airport facility maintenance crew near the runway. The CFI continued watching the crew while taking the active runway. As he rotated, he realized the landing aircraft was still on the runway. He took evasive action to avoid the other aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	451544
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fdk.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	451544
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On taxiing to the active runway, I noticed a ground crew that was working on landing lights/signs around the runway on a fairly busy saturday. Performed runup while I watched these 3 individuals darting back and forth. I thought this was quite dangerous. I was about to show the student a short field takeoff. The ground crew was very attentive to landing traffic, so I planned to get on the runway as soon as possible after landing traffic. An arrow landed and I pulled onto the runway watching the ground crew. They stayed on the left edge and I discussed the use of flaps, speeds and technique with my student. I accelerated the airplane. As soon as I rotated, I noticed that the piper arrow had not exited the runway. Total brain lapse about the whereabouts of the arrow. I immediately turned away from the runway and missed the plane handily, but I'm sure the arrow pilot was miffed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI WAS DISTR BY AN ARPT FACILITY MAINT CREW NEAR THE RWY. THE CFI CONTINUED WATCHING THE CREW WHILE TAKING THE ACTIVE RWY. AS HE ROTATED, HE REALIZED THE LNDG ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY. HE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT.

Narrative: ON TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RWY, I NOTICED A GND CREW THAT WAS WORKING ON LNDG LIGHTS/SIGNS AROUND THE RWY ON A FAIRLY BUSY SATURDAY. PERFORMED RUNUP WHILE I WATCHED THESE 3 INDIVIDUALS DARTING BACK AND FORTH. I THOUGHT THIS WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. I WAS ABOUT TO SHOW THE STUDENT A SHORT FIELD TKOF. THE GND CREW WAS VERY ATTENTIVE TO LNDG TFC, SO I PLANNED TO GET ON THE RWY ASAP AFTER LNDG TFC. AN ARROW LANDED AND I PULLED ONTO THE RWY WATCHING THE GND CREW. THEY STAYED ON THE L EDGE AND I DISCUSSED THE USE OF FLAPS, SPDS AND TECHNIQUE WITH MY STUDENT. I ACCELERATED THE AIRPLANE. AS SOON AS I ROTATED, I NOTICED THAT THE PIPER ARROW HAD NOT EXITED THE RWY. TOTAL BRAIN LAPSE ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE ARROW. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AWAY FROM THE RWY AND MISSED THE PLANE HANDILY, BUT I'M SURE THE ARROW PLT WAS MIFFED.

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.