Pilot of high wing sel fails to see aircraft on final when entering the runway for takeoff at an uncontrolled airport. Inbound aircraft executes go around.

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Attributes
ACN	749133
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : puw.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : puw.tower
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	749133
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

While taxiing out; I observed 2 aircraft on frequency: one an aircraft doing touch-and-goes. The other a piper seneca that called inbound from a distance away. After completing my run-up; I performed a 360 degree sweep for traffic and noted the touch-and-go aircraft downwind for runway 23 (the runway in use) and did not see any other aircraft in the pattern or on final approach. I then proceeded toward the runway and announced my intentions to take off and depart east out of the pattern. I then heard the piper seneca announce that he was going around and saw him pass approximately 50 ft above and in front of me. I did not hear him announce that he was on final and did not see him until he announced his go around. A factor I believe was the fairly large hill just off the east end of the runway. I suspect I could not see him because he was low on final at that time and as I approached the runway; my left wing blocked any further opportunity to see him come over the top of the hill as I neared the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF HIGH WING SEL FAILS TO SEE ACFT ON FINAL WHEN ENTERING THE RWY FOR TKOF AT AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT. INBOUND ACFT EXECUTES GAR.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT; I OBSERVED 2 ACFT ON FREQ: ONE AN ACFT DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES. THE OTHER A PIPER SENECA THAT CALLED INBOUND FROM A DISTANCE AWAY. AFTER COMPLETING MY RUN-UP; I PERFORMED A 360 DEG SWEEP FOR TFC AND NOTED THE TOUCH-AND-GO ACFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 23 (THE RWY IN USE) AND DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN OR ON FINAL APCH. I THEN PROCEEDED TOWARD THE RWY AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO TAKE OFF AND DEPART E OUT OF THE PATTERN. I THEN HEARD THE PIPER SENECA ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS GOING AROUND AND SAW HIM PASS APPROX 50 FT ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HEAR HIM ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS ON FINAL AND DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL HE ANNOUNCED HIS GAR. A FACTOR I BELIEVE WAS THE FAIRLY LARGE HILL JUST OFF THE E END OF THE RWY. I SUSPECT I COULD NOT SEE HIM BECAUSE HE WAS LOW ON FINAL AT THAT TIME AND AS I APCHED THE RWY; MY L WING BLOCKED ANY FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HIM COME OVER THE TOP OF THE HILL AS I NEARED THE RWY.

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.