RV6A pilot taxies onto the runway at a non twred airport causing an aircraft on short final to go ar...

Attributes
ACN	608825
Time
Date	200402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold ground : holding
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 383 flight time type : 82
ASRS Report	608825
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had finished my run-up, and heard a cessna announce, but was not able to hear the position. I looked up at the approach end of runway 21, and saw a cessna turning base. I announced I was taking the runway, and started to roll. I heard someone call they were on final, and looked again and saw another cessna about 80 yards from the threshold on final. I stepped on the right brake and wheeled back to the taxiway, but they were forced to go around. I realized that they had been in the blind spot caused by my roll bar and canopy rim. As they were coming right at me, their position in the canopy did not change. My first mistake was assuming there was just 1 cessna in the pattern. My second mistake was not asking for a repeat of the unclr call. The third was not moving my head during the area scan, to be sure nothing was hiding behind the blind spot. Now I know 1) not to move in a busy pattern unless I know where everybody is, 2) to hear every call clearly, and move my head during the area scan to eliminate blind spots. I don't believe there were any physiological contributors to my errors -- just bad judgement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RV6A PLT TAXIES ONTO THE RWY AT A NON TWRED ARPT CAUSING AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: I HAD FINISHED MY RUN-UP, AND HEARD A CESSNA ANNOUNCE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO HEAR THE POS. I LOOKED UP AT THE APCH END OF RWY 21, AND SAW A CESSNA TURNING BASE. I ANNOUNCED I WAS TAKING THE RWY, AND STARTED TO ROLL. I HEARD SOMEONE CALL THEY WERE ON FINAL, AND LOOKED AGAIN AND SAW ANOTHER CESSNA ABOUT 80 YARDS FROM THE THRESHOLD ON FINAL. I STEPPED ON THE R BRAKE AND WHEELED BACK TO THE TXWY, BUT THEY WERE FORCED TO GO AROUND. I REALIZED THAT THEY HAD BEEN IN THE BLIND SPOT CAUSED BY MY ROLL BAR AND CANOPY RIM. AS THEY WERE COMING RIGHT AT ME, THEIR POS IN THE CANOPY DID NOT CHANGE. MY FIRST MISTAKE WAS ASSUMING THERE WAS JUST 1 CESSNA IN THE PATTERN. MY SECOND MISTAKE WAS NOT ASKING FOR A REPEAT OF THE UNCLR CALL. THE THIRD WAS NOT MOVING MY HEAD DURING THE AREA SCAN, TO BE SURE NOTHING WAS HIDING BEHIND THE BLIND SPOT. NOW I KNOW 1) NOT TO MOVE IN A BUSY PATTERN UNLESS I KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY IS, 2) TO HEAR EVERY CALL CLRLY, AND MOVE MY HEAD DURING THE AREA SCAN TO ELIMINATE BLIND SPOTS. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WERE ANY PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTORS TO MY ERRORS -- JUST BAD JUDGEMENT.

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.

RV6A pilot taxies onto the runway at a non twred airport causing an aircraft on short final to go around.