Narrative:

Vys is my home base. It is an uncontrolled airport with an AWOS. One runway; 18/36. Runway 36 has a parallel taxiway; runway 18 does not. I received my WX briefing (duats); filed a flight plan and got my plane ready to go. My practice is to taxi to the active before calling for a void time clearance so that I tie up the airport for as short a time as possible. I announced on the unicom that I was back-taxiing on runway 18. I was back-taxiing on runway 18 when an aircraft announced that they were on a 2 1/2 mi final to runway 18. They called right back and asked if I was still on the runway. I replied that I was but would be out of the way in time. I was out of the way -- but barely. Just as I turned in to the holding area they popped out of the clouds at about 100 ft AGL; less than 1/8 mi and about 100 ft west of the runway. He corrected his approach and landed. The whole incident lasted about 1 min. I made a poor decision: 1) I expected to see them long before I did as the AWOS was reporting 600 and 2. 2) I thought I had more time to taxi because they said they were 2 1/2 mi out. I was wrong on both counts. Turning back was not an option for me as that would have taken longer than continuing to the holding area; but I could have pulled off into the grass. I should never be in that position again because from now on; after announcing that I am going to taxi on the active; I will stop and wait for a time to see if anyone says they are on an approach. However; if somehow I am in that situation again; I will immediately exit the runway. There should have not been any imminent threat of an accident as he could have gone around. However; it appeared that he had no intention of doing so.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING AN UNCTLED FIELD IFR; PLT BACK-TAXIES ON THE ONE RWY AND CONFRONTS AN INBOUND IFR ACFT JUST IN TIME TO EXIT INTO RUNUP AREA AHEAD OF THEIR ARR.

Narrative: VYS IS MY HOME BASE. IT IS AN UNCTLED ARPT WITH AN AWOS. ONE RWY; 18/36. RWY 36 HAS A PARALLEL TXWY; RWY 18 DOES NOT. I RECEIVED MY WX BRIEFING (DUATS); FILED A FLT PLAN AND GOT MY PLANE READY TO GO. MY PRACTICE IS TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE BEFORE CALLING FOR A VOID TIME CLRNC SO THAT I TIE UP THE ARPT FOR AS SHORT A TIME AS POSSIBLE. I ANNOUNCED ON THE UNICOM THAT I WAS BACK-TAXIING ON RWY 18. I WAS BACK-TAXIING ON RWY 18 WHEN AN ACFT ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE ON A 2 1/2 MI FINAL TO RWY 18. THEY CALLED RIGHT BACK AND ASKED IF I WAS STILL ON THE RWY. I REPLIED THAT I WAS BUT WOULD BE OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. I WAS OUT OF THE WAY -- BUT BARELY. JUST AS I TURNED IN TO THE HOLDING AREA THEY POPPED OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL; LESS THAN 1/8 MI AND ABOUT 100 FT W OF THE RWY. HE CORRECTED HIS APCH AND LANDED. THE WHOLE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 1 MIN. I MADE A POOR DECISION: 1) I EXPECTED TO SEE THEM LONG BEFORE I DID AS THE AWOS WAS RPTING 600 AND 2. 2) I THOUGHT I HAD MORE TIME TO TAXI BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE 2 1/2 MI OUT. I WAS WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS. TURNING BACK WAS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME AS THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN LONGER THAN CONTINUING TO THE HOLDING AREA; BUT I COULD HAVE PULLED OFF INTO THE GRASS. I SHOULD NEVER BE IN THAT POS AGAIN BECAUSE FROM NOW ON; AFTER ANNOUNCING THAT I AM GOING TO TAXI ON THE ACTIVE; I WILL STOP AND WAIT FOR A TIME TO SEE IF ANYONE SAYS THEY ARE ON AN APCH. HOWEVER; IF SOMEHOW I AM IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN; I WILL IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE RWY. THERE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ANY IMMINENT THREAT OF AN ACCIDENT AS HE COULD HAVE GONE AROUND. HOWEVER; IT APPEARED THAT HE HAD NO INTENTION OF DOING SO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.