A C152 instructor and student taking off on a night training flight at a CTAF airport caused an near...

Attributes
ACN	790494
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gky.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 633 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	790494
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a night training flight with a student pilot; at XA20 local time; we were practicing night takeoffs; approachs and lndgs. Holding short of the active runway; at an airport where the control tower was closed at this time of the day; we were getting ready to depart. A piper seminole was circling to land; and we heard the pilot reporting turning base. The approach speed of the piper seminole is 90 KTS; so we judged that we had time to take off before the seminole would turn final. We stated our intentions to take off on the CTAF and without delay started taxiing onto the runway area; looking if the seminole was a factor or not; we didn't see it on the final leg; hence not a factor. During the takeoff roll; the seminole stated on the CTAF: 'aircraft taking off; there is a seminole on short final.' we decided to continue taking off since we were already rolling; and it was the only option left in my opinion. The piper seminole did a go around; rejoined the traffic pattern; and we both landed safely on the runway without incident. Contributing factors were the lack of visual contact with the piper seminole because of the high wings of the C152; and the fact that we both talked at the same time on the CTAF; my student stating our intentions to take off; and the seminole announcing his turn to the final leg; none of us heard each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT TAKING OFF ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLT AT A CTAF ARPT CAUSED AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL CAUSING IT TO GAR.

Narrative: ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT PLT; AT XA20 LCL TIME; WE WERE PRACTICING NIGHT TKOFS; APCHS AND LNDGS. HOLDING SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RWY; AT AN ARPT WHERE THE CTL TWR WAS CLOSED AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY; WE WERE GETTING READY TO DEPART. A PIPER SEMINOLE WAS CIRCLING TO LAND; AND WE HEARD THE PLT RPTING TURNING BASE. THE APCH SPD OF THE PIPER SEMINOLE IS 90 KTS; SO WE JUDGED THAT WE HAD TIME TO TAKE OFF BEFORE THE SEMINOLE WOULD TURN FINAL. WE STATED OUR INTENTIONS TO TAKE OFF ON THE CTAF AND WITHOUT DELAY STARTED TAXIING ONTO THE RWY AREA; LOOKING IF THE SEMINOLE WAS A FACTOR OR NOT; WE DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE FINAL LEG; HENCE NOT A FACTOR. DURING THE TKOF ROLL; THE SEMINOLE STATED ON THE CTAF: 'ACFT TAKING OFF; THERE IS A SEMINOLE ON SHORT FINAL.' WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TAKING OFF SINCE WE WERE ALREADY ROLLING; AND IT WAS THE ONLY OPTION LEFT IN MY OPINION. THE PIPER SEMINOLE DID A GAR; REJOINED THE TFC PATTERN; AND WE BOTH LANDED SAFELY ON THE RWY WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE PIPER SEMINOLE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WINGS OF THE C152; AND THE FACT THAT WE BOTH TALKED AT THE SAME TIME ON THE CTAF; MY STUDENT STATING OUR INTENTIONS TO TAKE OFF; AND THE SEMINOLE ANNOUNCING HIS TURN TO THE FINAL LEG; NONE OF US HEARD EACH OTHER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

A C152 instructor and student taking off on a night training flight at a CTAF airport caused an near midair collision with another aircraft on final causing it to go around.