Narrative:

While taxiing to the end of the runway 03 for takeoff I checked the runway and traffic pattern. I had no radio so I couldn't hear the radio traffic. I was checking the runway for traffic and saw none. As I crossed the hold line for runway 03 I checked again and saw a cessna 172 bounce after touchdown on the runway. I immediately stopped halfway between the hold line and the edge of the runway. After the C172 turned off the runway and passed me, I back taxied to runway 21 and took off. I did not get the number of the other aircraft. The cessna apparently blended in with the background of trees and buildings (sewer disposal plant) and did not see the C172 until it bounced after touching down. The runway is 75 ft wide so that there was no danger of collision. Should alert pilots to hazard of backgrounds. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter indicated that he had scanned for traffic and saw non until he was across the hold line. He was able to hold short of the physical runway at the only taxiway available for aircraft Y to exit the runway. Aircraft Y was at taxi speed arriving at the intersection of the runway and taxiway. The taxiway was wide enough to accommodate both aircraft moving in opposite directions at that point. The reporter used a hand held radio normally, but it became inoperative and has since been replaced. The sun position was not an issue with visibility and there was no appreciable haze. The reporter said that the visual signature of aircraft Y was not apparent against the background of trees and buildings when he scanned for traffic prior to entering the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NO RADIO ACFT AT AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT SIGHTS ANOTHER ACFT TOUCHING DOWN ON THE ACTIVE RWY JUST AS HE CROSSES THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR A TAXI BACK ON THE RWY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO THE END OF THE RWY 03 FOR TKOF I CHECKED THE RWY AND TFC PATTERN. I HAD NO RADIO SO I COULDN'T HEAR THE RADIO TFC. I WAS CHECKING THE RWY FOR TFC AND SAW NONE. AS I CROSSED THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 03 I CHECKED AGAIN AND SAW A CESSNA 172 BOUNCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED HALFWAY BETWEEN THE HOLD LINE AND THE EDGE OF THE RWY. AFTER THE C172 TURNED OFF THE RWY AND PASSED ME, I BACK TAXIED TO RWY 21 AND TOOK OFF. I DID NOT GET THE NUMBER OF THE OTHER ACFT. THE CESSNA APPARENTLY BLENDED IN WITH THE BACKGROUND OF TREES AND BUILDINGS (SEWER DISPOSAL PLANT) AND DID NOT SEE THE C172 UNTIL IT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. THE RWY IS 75 FT WIDE SO THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER OF COLLISION. SHOULD ALERT PLTS TO HAZARD OF BACKGROUNDS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR INDICATED THAT HE HAD SCANNED FOR TFC AND SAW NON UNTIL HE WAS ACROSS THE HOLD LINE. HE WAS ABLE TO HOLD SHORT OF THE PHYSICAL RWY AT THE ONLY TXWY AVAILABLE FOR ACFT Y TO EXIT THE RWY. ACFT Y WAS AT TAXI SPEED ARRIVING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE RWY AND TXWY. THE TXWY WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH ACFT MOVING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AT THAT POINT. THE RPTR USED A HAND HELD RADIO NORMALLY, BUT IT BECAME INOPERATIVE AND HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED. THE SUN POS WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH VISIBILITY AND THERE WAS NO APPRECIABLE HAZE. THE RPTR SAID THAT THE VISUAL SIGNATURE OF ACFT Y WAS NOT APPARENT AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF TREES AND BUILDINGS WHEN HE SCANNED FOR TFC PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RWY.

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.