PLT OF PA28 TAXIES ONTO ACTIVE RWY AT AN UNCTLED FIELD BTWN TFC JUST LANDED AND UNKNOWN TFC ON FINAL APCH. TO AVOID CONFLICT; TAKES OFF WITH PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT STILL ON THE RWY.
Synopsis
PLT OF PA28 TAXIES ONTO ACTIVE RWY AT AN UNCTLED FIELD BTWN TFC JUST LANDED AND UNKNOWN TFC ON FINAL APCH. TO AVOID CONFLICT; TAKES OFF WITH PREVIOUSLY LANDED ACFT STILL ON THE RWY.
Narrative
I AM TRAINING TO ACQUIRE A COMMERCIAL PLT'S CERTIFICATE AND WAS DOING A SOLO FLT. I HAD JUST COMPLETED MY RUN-UP FOR TAKING OFF AT RWY 35. I HEARD A PLANE IN THE PATTERN MAKING RADIO CALLS OF DOWNWIND; THEN BASE; THEN FINAL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS DOING A TOUCH-AND-GO. ONCE HE LANDED; I MADE A RADIO CALL 'ARROW XXX TAXIING INTO POS RWY 35.' THEN I BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY TO GET LINED UP WITH THE CTRLINE AND HOLD. I HAD SCANNED THE TFC PATTERN AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANYONE ELSE. WHEN I GOT TO THE EDGE OF THE RWY I STOPPED TO WAIT FOR THE RWY TO CLR. THEN I HEARD ANOTHER PLANE MAKE A RADIO CALL '(CALL SIGN) 2 MI FINAL.' I KNEW THAT I HAD PROBABLY CUT IN FRONT OF HIM AND DIDN'T WANT AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR; SO I TOOK OFF TO GET OUT OF HE WAY. THE PLANE AHEAD OF ME WAS A WAYS DOWN THE RWY AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE OFF WELL BEFORE HIM AND WAS ABOUT 200 FT ABOVE THE GND BEFORE I REACHED WHERE HE WAS. I ALSO SIDESTEPPED THE RWY. THE PLANE BEHIND ME MADE A CAL 'ARROW XXX; ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE OFF WITH ANOTHER PLANE ON THE RWY?' TO WHICH I REPLIED; 'YES; I'M SORRY; I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.' ONCE I LANDED; I SPOKE TO MY INSTRUCTOR AND HE SAID HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE PLANE AND HAD TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I TOLD HIM THAT I KNEW THAT I HAD SCREWED UP AND THAT THE BEST THING TO HAVE DONE IN THAT SIT WAS TO STAY STILL AND LET THE GUY COMING IN ON FINAL GO AROUND IF I WAS READY TO TAKE OFF. I WASN'T A FACTOR TO THE PLANE LNDG BUT WAS AT A CLOSER DISTANCE TO THE PLANE ON THE GND. I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND WILL BE MORE DILIGENT AND CAREFUL BEFORE TAKING OFF FROM A RWY.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.