Narrative:

After receiving my clearance from clearance delivery, I contacted the ground controller for taxi instructions. I informed the controller that I had my clearance and the ATIS and I was ready for taxi from the northwest ramp. The controller advised me that he could give me an intersection departure of taxiway M and runway 34, I responded that would be fine. The controller then cleared me to taxi, the clearance as I remember it was 'cleared to taxi runway 34 intersection departure at microphone.' I repeated the clearance back to the controller. The end of runway 34/16 is right at the edge of the GA ramp, so I turned onto runway 34/16 and began taxiing towards taxiway microphone, as this was what I understood to be my clearance. The sun was directly in front of me so my visibility was very poor. As I taxied down the runway, I began to notice an object in front of me, which appeared to be at the other end of the runway. I did not realize what it was until it rotated a few hundred ft in front of me. As soon as I realized what it was, I quickly turned off onto the taxiway to my immediate left, which I believe was taxiway victor. The airliner rotated and climbed out over me without incident. I called ground and asked him 'ground, aircraft X, verify we are cleared to taxiway on runway 34 to the intersection microphone?' the controller responded by saying, 'yes, taxiway microphone is the next taxiway up on your left, you can back taxi if you need to position for takeoff.' he never mentioned the near miss I just experienced with the airliner. I continued taxiing on the runway and positioned myself for takeoff at the intersection with taxiway microphone. I contacted tower for takeoff clearance, and he also said nothing of the incident. He cleared me to takeoff and fly the runway heading. Once airborne he told me to contact the departure controller, which I did. I continued the flight, performed the traffic reporting over the city of providence, and then landed without further incident. Once back at the hangar, I called the tower, on my own accord. They took down my name and number and told me they would submit it to Q&a and get back to me. A few hours later the manager of operations from the tower called me back and informed me that until I had called to ask about the incident they were unaware it had happened. He then told me that they were still interviewing the controllers that were on duty at the time and reviewing the tapes, and he would get back to me when he had more information. He said that at the moment it looked like a pilot diversion and a possible runway incursion, he never specified which pilot was responsible or to blame.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 TAXIING FOR INTXN DEP ON RWY 34 AT PVD ENTERED DEP END OF RWY AS ACR WAS LIFTING OFF SAME RWY AND OVERFLEW HIS ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING MY CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY, I CONTACTED THE GND CTLR FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I HAD MY CLRNC AND THE ATIS AND I WAS READY FOR TAXI FROM THE NW RAMP. THE CTLR ADVISED ME THAT HE COULD GIVE ME AN INTXN DEP OF TXWY M AND RWY 34, I RESPONDED THAT WOULD BE FINE. THE CTLR THEN CLRED ME TO TAXI, THE CLRNC AS I REMEMBER IT WAS 'CLRED TO TAXI RWY 34 INTXN DEP AT MIKE.' I REPEATED THE CLRNC BACK TO THE CTLR. THE END OF RWY 34/16 IS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE GA RAMP, SO I TURNED ONTO RWY 34/16 AND BEGAN TAXIING TOWARDS TXWY MIKE, AS THIS WAS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD TO BE MY CLRNC. THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME SO MY VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR. AS I TAXIED DOWN THE RWY, I BEGAN TO NOTICE AN OBJECT IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH APPEARED TO BE AT THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WAS UNTIL IT ROTATED A FEW HUNDRED FT IN FRONT OF ME. AS SOON AS I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS, I QUICKLY TURNED OFF ONTO THE TXWY TO MY IMMEDIATE L, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS TXWY VICTOR. THE AIRLINER ROTATED AND CLBED OUT OVER ME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I CALLED GND AND ASKED HIM 'GND, ACFT X, VERIFY WE ARE CLRED TO TXWY ON RWY 34 TO THE INTXN MIKE?' THE CTLR RESPONDED BY SAYING, 'YES, TXWY MIKE IS THE NEXT TXWY UP ON YOUR L, YOU CAN BACK TAXI IF YOU NEED TO POS FOR TKOF.' HE NEVER MENTIONED THE NEAR MISS I JUST EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRLINER. I CONTINUED TAXIING ON THE RWY AND POSITIONED MYSELF FOR TKOF AT THE INTXN WITH TXWY MIKE. I CONTACTED TWR FOR TKOF CLRNC, AND HE ALSO SAID NOTHING OF THE INCIDENT. HE CLRED ME TO TKOF AND FLY THE RWY HDG. ONCE AIRBORNE HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEP CTLR, WHICH I DID. I CONTINUED THE FLT, PERFORMED THE TFC RPTING OVER THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ONCE BACK AT THE HANGAR, I CALLED THE TWR, ON MY OWN ACCORD. THEY TOOK DOWN MY NAME AND NUMBER AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD SUBMIT IT TO Q&A AND GET BACK TO ME. A FEW HRS LATER THE MGR OF OPS FROM THE TWR CALLED ME BACK AND INFORMED ME THAT UNTIL I HAD CALLED TO ASK ABOUT THE INCIDENT THEY WERE UNAWARE IT HAD HAPPENED. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE STILL INTERVIEWING THE CTLRS THAT WERE ON DUTY AT THE TIME AND REVIEWING THE TAPES, AND HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME WHEN HE HAD MORE INFO. HE SAID THAT AT THE MOMENT IT LOOKED LIKE A PLT DIVERSION AND A POSSIBLE RWY INCURSION, HE NEVER SPECIFIED WHICH PLT WAS RESPONSIBLE OR TO BLAME.

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.