AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PILOT WITH HIS RADIO OFF CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY AT CTAF COI AS AN ACFT WAS DEPARTING CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION.

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MY ACFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FROM THE N SIDE TO THE S SIDE OF THE UNCTLED PUBLIC ARPT AT COI. IT WAS POSITIONED AT THE '11' END OF THE ACTIVE RWY (RWY 29); IN THE TXWY; OUTSIDE OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE ACFT RADIO WAS NOT TURNED ON. THERE WAS AN AIRPLANE ON THE RWY; JUST HAVING LANDED. ANOTHER WAS ON FINAL APCH. I WAITED UNTIL THE ACFT ON THE RWY HAD TAXIED CLR; OPPOSITE ME. I WATCHED THE OTHER ACFT LAND; AND WAITED TO SEE IF IT WOULD TAXI CLR; OR TAKE OFF. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THAT I THOUGHT WAS SUFFICIENT FOR THE ACFT TO DEPART; I STARTED ONTO THE RWY. AS I CROSSED THE CTRLINE; I SAW THE OTHER ACFT LIFT OFF. I GUNNED THE ENG; AND WAS WELL CLR OF THE RWY (ABOUT 100 FT) AS THE OTHER ACFT FLEW PAST MY POS. 2 THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS INCURSION. 1) THE ACFT RADIO SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED ON; TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO TFC AND/OR BROADCAST INTENTIONS; AND 2) AND MORE IMPORTANT; WAS TO WAIT A LONGER TIME BEFORE BEGINNING THE ENTRY TO THE RWY. TO ASCERTAIN THE FINAL ACTION OF THE ACFT HAVING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.