Narrative:

We were departing coe on an IFR flight plan. The winds were out of the north (020 degrees) at 4 KTS according to ASOS the active runway was runway 1. We started engines and announced our intention to taxi to runway 1 for departure. Holding short of runway 1; we contacted spokane departure to get our clearance. After a short discussion with departure control about known inbound traffic we received a clearance to depart and maintain VFR to 12000 ft. We were advised by spokane departure control to watch for a helicopter inbound from the southwest. We announced our intention to take off on CTAF of 122.8 and I called for the line-up checklist. I checked for traffic on base and final for runway 1 and also for the helicopter inbound from the southwest. As we proceeded to turnabout 30 degrees right to taxi into position we saw a light twin just lifting off from runway 19. It passed over us at about 100 ft. Although we looked to our right to enter the runway we never saw the other aircraft until it lifted off. The last thing we expected was to see another aircraft coming down the runway the wrong way. That may be part of the reason we didn't see the other aircraft until it lifted off. It is difficult enough to avoid runway incursions at controled airports let alone uncontrolled airports. It was obvious to everyone that runway 1 was the active runway with touch-and-goes going on and other aircraft taking off just before us. It is vitally important at uncontrolled airports that everyone cooperates with the traffic flow in progress. Our experience at coe certainly jogged our memory about expecting anything and everything at an uncontrolled airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GIV CAPT REPORTS RWY INCURSION AND CRITICAL CONFLICT DEPARTING COE RWY 01.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING COE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN. THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE N (020 DEGS) AT 4 KTS ACCORDING TO ASOS THE ACTIVE RWY WAS RWY 1. WE STARTED ENGS AND ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTION TO TAXI TO RWY 1 FOR DEP. HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 1; WE CONTACTED SPOKANE DEP TO GET OUR CLRNC. AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION WITH DEP CTL ABOUT KNOWN INBOUND TFC WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO DEPART AND MAINTAIN VFR TO 12000 FT. WE WERE ADVISED BY SPOKANE DEP CTL TO WATCH FOR A HELI INBOUND FROM THE SW. WE ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTION TO TAKE OFF ON CTAF OF 122.8 AND I CALLED FOR THE LINE-UP CHKLIST. I CHKED FOR TFC ON BASE AND FINAL FOR RWY 1 AND ALSO FOR THE HELI INBOUND FROM THE SW. AS WE PROCEEDED TO TURNABOUT 30 DEGS R TO TAXI INTO POS WE SAW A LIGHT TWIN JUST LIFTING OFF FROM RWY 19. IT PASSED OVER US AT ABOUT 100 FT. ALTHOUGH WE LOOKED TO OUR R TO ENTER THE RWY WE NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT UNTIL IT LIFTED OFF. THE LAST THING WE EXPECTED WAS TO SEE ANOTHER ACFT COMING DOWN THE RWY THE WRONG WAY. THAT MAY BE PART OF THE REASON WE DIDN'T SEE THE OTHER ACFT UNTIL IT LIFTED OFF. IT IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO AVOID RWY INCURSIONS AT CTLED ARPTS LET ALONE UNCTLED ARPTS. IT WAS OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE THAT RWY 1 WAS THE ACTIVE RWY WITH TOUCH-AND-GOES GOING ON AND OTHER ACFT TAKING OFF JUST BEFORE US. IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AT UNCTLED ARPTS THAT EVERYONE COOPERATES WITH THE TFC FLOW IN PROGRESS. OUR EXPERIENCE AT COE CERTAINLY JOGGED OUR MEMORY ABOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

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.