C180 pilot taking the active runway had a king air over fly and land. It was determined after the fact that the push to talk switch which was newly installed, was inoperative.

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Attributes
ACN	498641
Time
Date	200101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gpz.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 576
ASRS Report	498641
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Prior to takeoff, we turned toward the final approach to the runway and saw no traffic. Taxied on to runway and king air flew over us. We found after takeoff that the newly installed intercom and push to talk switch were inoperative. Callback conversation with the reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the was informed after the incident that the king air pilot had been requesting that he not take the active runway as he was on short final. He also states that he should have done a radio check, but was sure the people who installed the push to talk would have done so. It was a very gray day and there was snow surrounding the airport so he believes that is why he did not sight the aircraft on a low final approach. Also, there is the possibility of the wing blocking his view. This airport has many aircraft without radios and the clearing turns need to be more positive and will be in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C180 PLT TAKING THE ACTIVE RWY HAD A KING AIR OVER FLY AND LAND. IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER THE FACT THAT THE PUSH TO TALK SWITCH WHICH WAS NEWLY INSTALLED, WAS INOP.

Narrative: PRIOR TO TKOF, WE TURNED TOWARD THE FINAL APCH TO THE RWY AND SAW NO TFC. TAXIED ON TO RWY AND KING AIR FLEW OVER US. WE FOUND AFTER TKOF THAT THE NEWLY INSTALLED INTERCOM AND PUSH TO TALK SWITCH WERE INOP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH THE RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE WAS INFORMED AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT THE KING AIR PLT HAD BEEN REQUESTING THAT HE NOT TAKE THE ACTIVE RWY AS HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE SHOULD HAVE DONE A RADIO CHECK, BUT WAS SURE THE PEOPLE WHO INSTALLED THE PUSH TO TALK WOULD HAVE DONE SO. IT WAS A VERY GRAY DAY AND THERE WAS SNOW SURROUNDING THE ARPT SO HE BELIEVES THAT IS WHY HE DID NOT SIGHT THE ACFT ON A LOW FINAL APCH. ALSO, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WING BLOCKING HIS VIEW. THIS ARPT HAS MANY ACFT WITHOUT RADIOS AND THE CLEARING TURNS NEED TO BE MORE POSITIVE AND WILL BE IN THE FUTURE.

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.