Narrative:

3 aircraft were in the pattern to land. The first two were pipers and I (aircraft X) was third to land in a van's rv-6A. The sun was low and close in line with runway 24. All 3 planes were reporting their position on the CTAF frequency and I announced that I was close traffic. There were 2 cessna's in line to take off. The first piper flew a very long pattern and landed. The second piper flew a normal pattern and landed. I began my downwind to base turn just beyond the approach end of runway 24 as the second piper turned off the runway. My approach was a continuous, descending turn to runway 24. When I was about 30 degrees to the runway on the base to final part of the turn at about 300 ft AGL, the first cessna (aircraft Y) taxied onto the runway and began the takeoff roll. The cessna made no radio announcement that I recall. I initiated a go around by decreasing my rate of turn, applied full power, and retracted flaps while still at my approach attitude. I leveled out/pulled up with the lowest point at about 50 ft AGL. I stayed in a left turn to keep the cessna in sight above my left wing. The cessna was about 300 ft down the runway when I crossed the runway. I passed over the runway climbing left and at approximately 75-100 ft and 500+ ft in front of the cessna taking off, keeping it visible off my left wing. The cessna continued its takeoff and departed the pattern to the south. She (cessna) announced that she was 'sorry' on the radio. I continued to climbing left turn to downwind and then landing. After my landing the second cessna departed. I think the first cessna was not paying attention to the radio, and after seeing the first piper make such a long pattern, simply took off after second piper without looking.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RV-6 PLT INITIATES GAR DUE TO C152 TAKING RWY IN FRONT OF LNDG RV-6.

Narrative: 3 ACFT WERE IN THE PATTERN TO LAND. THE FIRST TWO WERE PIPERS AND I (ACFT X) WAS THIRD TO LAND IN A VAN'S RV-6A. THE SUN WAS LOW AND CLOSE IN LINE WITH RWY 24. ALL 3 PLANES WERE RPTING THEIR POS ON THE CTAF FREQ AND I ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS CLOSE TFC. THERE WERE 2 CESSNA'S IN LINE TO TAKE OFF. THE FIRST PIPER FLEW A VERY LONG PATTERN AND LANDED. THE SECOND PIPER FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN AND LANDED. I BEGAN MY DOWNWIND TO BASE TURN JUST BEYOND THE APCH END OF RWY 24 AS THE SECOND PIPER TURNED OFF THE RWY. MY APCH WAS A CONTINUOUS, DSNDING TURN TO RWY 24. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 30 DEGS TO THE RWY ON THE BASE TO FINAL PART OF THE TURN AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THE FIRST CESSNA (ACFT Y) TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND BEGAN THE TKOF ROLL. THE CESSNA MADE NO RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I RECALL. I INITIATED A GAR BY DECREASING MY RATE OF TURN, APPLIED FULL PWR, AND RETRACTED FLAPS WHILE STILL AT MY APCH ATTITUDE. I LEVELED OUT/PULLED UP WITH THE LOWEST POINT AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. I STAYED IN A L TURN TO KEEP THE CESSNA IN SIGHT ABOVE MY L WING. THE CESSNA WAS ABOUT 300 FT DOWN THE RWY WHEN I CROSSED THE RWY. I PASSED OVER THE RWY CLBING L AND AT APPROX 75-100 FT AND 500+ FT IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA TAKING OFF, KEEPING IT VISIBLE OFF MY L WING. THE CESSNA CONTINUED ITS TKOF AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO THE S. SHE (CESSNA) ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS 'SORRY' ON THE RADIO. I CONTINUED TO CLBING L TURN TO DOWNWIND AND THEN LNDG. AFTER MY LNDG THE SECOND CESSNA DEPARTED. I THINK THE FIRST CESSNA WAS NOT PAYING ATTN TO THE RADIO, AND AFTER SEEING THE FIRST PIPER MAKE SUCH A LONG PATTERN, SIMPLY TOOK OFF AFTER SECOND PIPER WITHOUT LOOKING.

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.