Operating from a non-towered airport; the pilot of a light aircraft had to takeoff prematurely to av...

Attributes
ACN	993486
Time
Date	201202
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CCB.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Sport Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Incursion Runway
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1000 Vertical 200

Narrative:

A cessna had landed and pulled off the runway completely; to the north. I pulled onto the runway; announced on unicom I was 'taking off on runway 24' and; seeing no airplanes on the runway; applied full power. After a roll of about 500 ft; I saw the cessna start across the runway; north to south. Since I was already at about 80 mph; and I saw I could more safely climb above the plane crossing the runway than try to stop; I continued my takeoff; passing over the cessna more than 250 ft AGL. The cessna made no unicom calls. It was clear to me that he started across the runway after I had started my takeoff roll.I can't suggest any remedial measures; except to emphasize that all pilots should look before they cross a runway; and use unicom to announce their intentions. There is nothing that I could have done to avoid this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Operating from a non-towered airport; the pilot of a light aircraft had to takeoff prematurely to avoid an aircraft which had previously landed and exited the runway but then turned back and was recrossing the runway despite the reporter's declaration of his takeoff given on UNICOM.

Narrative: A Cessna had landed and pulled off the runway completely; to the north. I pulled onto the runway; announced on UNICOM I was 'taking off on Runway 24' and; seeing no airplanes on the runway; applied full power. After a roll of about 500 FT; I saw the Cessna start across the runway; north to south. Since I was already at about 80 MPH; and I saw I could more safely climb above the plane crossing the runway than try to stop; I continued my takeoff; passing over the Cessna more than 250 FT AGL. The Cessna made no UNICOM calls. It was clear to me that he started across the runway after I had started my takeoff roll.I can't suggest any remedial measures; except to emphasize that all pilots should look before they cross a runway; and use UNICOM to announce their intentions. There is nothing that I could have done to avoid this situation.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Operating from a non-towered airport; the pilot of a light aircraft had to takeoff prematurely to avoid an aircraft which had previously landed and exited the runway but then turned back and was recrossing the runway despite the reporter's declaration of his takeoff given on unicom.