A LIGHT SINGLE WAS TAKING THE RWY AT E16 WHEN ANOTHER ACFT LANDED; MISSING HIM BY ABOUT 50 FT.

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TAXIING TO THE TKOF END OF RWY 14; I HEARD A PLANE ANNOUNCE ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEVERAL MI OUT OR IN THE DOWNWIND; I DIDN'T HEAR THE WHOLE XMISSION. WHEN I GOT TO THE RUN-UP AREA OF RWY 14 I HELD SO AS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE APCH END AND LOOKED AND SAW NO ONE EITHER ON BASE OR FINAL. I TAXIED UP TO THE HOLD LINE WHILE ANNOUNCING MY DEP ON RWY 14 FOR A L DOWNWIND DEP. I WAS ON THE HOLD LINE OR JUST CROSSED IT WHEN A PIPER CHEROKEE CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I STOPPED AND HE COMPLETED HIS LNDG. AS HE TAXIED OFF AT THE FAR END OF THE RWY HE XMITTED; 'REMAIN OFF THE RWY UNTIL I AM CLR.' MY ANSWER; 'SURE THING.' WHEN HE WAS CLR I XMITTED 'I LOOKED FOR YOU; I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU;' TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND TOOK OFF. SCARY! IF HE XMITTED HIS POS OTHER THAN THE INITIAL ONE; I NEVER HEARD IT AND WHY I DIDN'T SEE HIM ON FINAL I DON'T KNOW; EXCEPT HE MIGHT HAVE AT THAT INSTANT BEEN SO CLOSE AS TO BE BELOW THE MOUNTAIN HORIZON AND THUS BLENDED INTO IT. ANYWAY; I DIDN'T SEE HIM. I SHOULD HAVE MADE MY ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN STARTED MY TAXI ONTO THE RWY RATHER THAN BOTH AT THE SAME TIME; AND I WILL IN THE FUTURE. I WAS NOT ALONE AS I THOUGHT I WAS!