C172 pilot makes quick exit from runway when noticing another aircraft starting takeoff roll from th...

Attributes
ACN	545697
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fhr.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5.6 flight time total : 518.5 flight time type : 138.5
ASRS Report	545697
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I took off from rnt, wa, with a slightly nervous passenger (on her second GA flight) for a 'flight-seeing' tour of the san juan islands. The forecast WX was for areas of scattered clouds around 4000 ft to burn off in the late morning, leaving high cirrus above, and light north surface winds (under 10 KTS) along the route of flight, through early evening. That is what we saw. Ideal flying WX, without the blue skies for truly stunning photographs. After viewing lopez and orcas islands, I headed for roche harbor, where I pointed out the harbor and restaurant before following the coastline east to intercept the NDB for a straight-in approach to runway 34. I rechked the ASOS about 10 degrees before my intercept, then returned to CTAF where I could hear 1 aircraft departing on runway 34, and another maneuvering for the 45 degree entry to runway 34. I announced that I was maneuvering for a straight-in entry to runway 34 at the coastline. I crossed the coastline, announced I was 1100 ft straight-in for runway 34, and began my descent. I explained the thermals to my passenger, watched the departing traffic turn crosswind, and kept about 10 KTS extra speed for passenger comfort as I knew I had lots of runway. I heard the other traffic turning downwind. As I descended through 400 ft, the VASI turned white/white, so I announced I was short final for runway 34 and got busy about losing some altitude. The traffic behind me announced his position and intention to land on runway 34. Then a station air announced he was ready for takeoff on runway 16. I glanced up to see him at the hold line, then flared and landed. Then I looked up to see the station air taxi onto the runway, rolling towards me. I promptly announced that I was on the runway, and slowed rapidly. The station air did a 180 degree turn and headed for the taxiway. I was able to exit at midfield. As I taxied off the runway, I announced that he was ok, I was off at midfield. He called back and apologized. He said he did not hear my position announcements. He then taxied to runway 34, and departed after the arriving traffic had landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT MAKES QUICK EXIT FROM RWY WHEN NOTICING ANOTHER ACFT STARTING TKOF ROLL FROM THE OTHER END OF THE RWY COMING TOWARD HIM AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM RNT, WA, WITH A SLIGHTLY NERVOUS PAX (ON HER SECOND GA FLT) FOR A 'FLT-SEEING' TOUR OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS. THE FORECAST WX WAS FOR AREAS OF SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 4000 FT TO BURN OFF IN THE LATE MORNING, LEAVING HIGH CIRRUS ABOVE, AND LIGHT N SURFACE WINDS (UNDER 10 KTS) ALONG THE RTE OF FLT, THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THAT IS WHAT WE SAW. IDEAL FLYING WX, WITHOUT THE BLUE SKIES FOR TRULY STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS. AFTER VIEWING LOPEZ AND ORCAS ISLANDS, I HEADED FOR ROCHE HARBOR, WHERE I POINTED OUT THE HARBOR AND RESTAURANT BEFORE FOLLOWING THE COASTLINE E TO INTERCEPT THE NDB FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 34. I RECHKED THE ASOS ABOUT 10 DEGS BEFORE MY INTERCEPT, THEN RETURNED TO CTAF WHERE I COULD HEAR 1 ACFT DEPARTING ON RWY 34, AND ANOTHER MANEUVERING FOR THE 45 DEG ENTRY TO RWY 34. I ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS MANEUVERING FOR A STRAIGHT-IN ENTRY TO RWY 34 AT THE COASTLINE. I CROSSED THE COASTLINE, ANNOUNCED I WAS 1100 FT STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 34, AND BEGAN MY DSCNT. I EXPLAINED THE THERMALS TO MY PAX, WATCHED THE DEPARTING TFC TURN XWIND, AND KEPT ABOUT 10 KTS EXTRA SPD FOR PAX COMFORT AS I KNEW I HAD LOTS OF RWY. I HEARD THE OTHER TFC TURNING DOWNWIND. AS I DSNDED THROUGH 400 FT, THE VASI TURNED WHITE/WHITE, SO I ANNOUNCED I WAS SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 34 AND GOT BUSY ABOUT LOSING SOME ALT. THE TFC BEHIND ME ANNOUNCED HIS POS AND INTENTION TO LAND ON RWY 34. THEN A STATION AIR ANNOUNCED HE WAS READY FOR TKOF ON RWY 16. I GLANCED UP TO SEE HIM AT THE HOLD LINE, THEN FLARED AND LANDED. THEN I LOOKED UP TO SEE THE STATION AIR TAXI ONTO THE RWY, ROLLING TOWARDS ME. I PROMPTLY ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS ON THE RWY, AND SLOWED RAPIDLY. THE STATION AIR DID A 180 DEG TURN AND HEADED FOR THE TXWY. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AT MIDFIELD. AS I TAXIED OFF THE RWY, I ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS OK, I WAS OFF AT MIDFIELD. HE CALLED BACK AND APOLOGIZED. HE SAID HE DID NOT HEAR MY POS ANNOUNCEMENTS. HE THEN TAXIED TO RWY 34, AND DEPARTED AFTER THE ARRIVING TFC HAD LANDED.

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.

C172 pilot makes quick exit from runway when noticing another aircraft starting takeoff roll from the other end of the runway coming toward him at an uncontrolled airport.