Narrative:

Good; very dark night VMC. We taxied out after air carrier Y and had to wait for them to check on with ATC to receive our clearance. After air carrier Y did so; ATC cleared a twin cessna (aircraft Y) for an approach to runway 2. We took care of some busy work while waiting for him to land. The twin canceled IFR and ATC told us we were cleared for takeoff; but to watch for the twin who was maneuvering to lose altitude. We were positioned right at the hold short line and on the taxiway centerline; so my view of the twin was over my left shoulder. I turned my attention into the cockpit for a few seconds and upon looking back could no longer see the twin. I presumed he must be behind us; positioning for a left downwind for runway 20. My first officer made radio calls on CTAF (same as tower frequency) asking the traffic where he was; but the cessna never made any radio calls. After 5 mins (I looked at the clock) and no airplane; we discussed taxiing and we discussed the possibility it having headed to another local airport. Then the runway lights; turned on by air carrier Y; shut themselves off. We waited for approximately 1 min then I turned the lights on with 5 clicks of the radio. We discussed the improbability of an airplane landing on such a dark night with no airport lighting and decided he must have left the area. Consequently; we started turning onto the runway (self-announcing the whole time) and having made most of the turn with the nose gear just getting to runway cement and the mains definitely over the hold short I saw the landing lights of the twin rolling out. We did a sudden stop and it was evident to me he was intending to roll out full length. I proceeded to flash the landing and flare lights at the twin; and it slowed to taxi off at the taxiway intersection just before the end. He never made a call. We then took off and; while climbing out and talking to center a few mins later; the twin called center and told center he was on the ground. The twin cessna never made any radio calls and we could not see him.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DASH8 FLT CREW REPORTS TAKING RWY AS TWIN CESSNA LANDS OPPOSITE DIRECTION DURING EARLY MORNING DEPARTURE AT CTAF ARPT. CESSNA HAD CANCELED IFR BUT NOT ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS ON CTAF FREQUENCY.

Narrative: GOOD; VERY DARK NIGHT VMC. WE TAXIED OUT AFTER ACR Y AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO CHK ON WITH ATC TO RECEIVE OUR CLRNC. AFTER ACR Y DID SO; ATC CLRED A TWIN CESSNA (ACFT Y) FOR AN APCH TO RWY 2. WE TOOK CARE OF SOME BUSY WORK WHILE WAITING FOR HIM TO LAND. THE TWIN CANCELED IFR AND ATC TOLD US WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF; BUT TO WATCH FOR THE TWIN WHO WAS MANEUVERING TO LOSE ALT. WE WERE POSITIONED RIGHT AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND ON THE TXWY CTRLINE; SO MY VIEW OF THE TWIN WAS OVER MY L SHOULDER. I TURNED MY ATTN INTO THE COCKPIT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND UPON LOOKING BACK COULD NO LONGER SEE THE TWIN. I PRESUMED HE MUST BE BEHIND US; POSITIONING FOR A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 20. MY FO MADE RADIO CALLS ON CTAF (SAME AS TWR FREQ) ASKING THE TFC WHERE HE WAS; BUT THE CESSNA NEVER MADE ANY RADIO CALLS. AFTER 5 MINS (I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK) AND NO AIRPLANE; WE DISCUSSED TAXIING AND WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY IT HAVING HEADED TO ANOTHER LCL ARPT. THEN THE RWY LIGHTS; TURNED ON BY ACR Y; SHUT THEMSELVES OFF. WE WAITED FOR APPROX 1 MIN THEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON WITH 5 CLICKS OF THE RADIO. WE DISCUSSED THE IMPROBABILITY OF AN AIRPLANE LNDG ON SUCH A DARK NIGHT WITH NO ARPT LIGHTING AND DECIDED HE MUST HAVE LEFT THE AREA. CONSEQUENTLY; WE STARTED TURNING ONTO THE RWY (SELF-ANNOUNCING THE WHOLE TIME) AND HAVING MADE MOST OF THE TURN WITH THE NOSE GEAR JUST GETTING TO RWY CEMENT AND THE MAINS DEFINITELY OVER THE HOLD SHORT I SAW THE LNDG LIGHTS OF THE TWIN ROLLING OUT. WE DID A SUDDEN STOP AND IT WAS EVIDENT TO ME HE WAS INTENDING TO ROLL OUT FULL LENGTH. I PROCEEDED TO FLASH THE LNDG AND FLARE LIGHTS AT THE TWIN; AND IT SLOWED TO TAXI OFF AT THE TXWY INTXN JUST BEFORE THE END. HE NEVER MADE A CALL. WE THEN TOOK OFF AND; WHILE CLBING OUT AND TALKING TO CTR A FEW MINS LATER; THE TWIN CALLED CTR AND TOLD CTR HE WAS ON THE GND. THE TWIN CESSNA NEVER MADE ANY RADIO CALLS AND WE COULD NOT SEE HIM.

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.