2009-09 · NASA ASRS report 851848
A pilot at TRK reported a near ground collision after landing as he neared crossing an intersecting runway after making the appropriate radio calls. Possibly he missed other aircraft position calls because of fatigue.
ASOS reported winds 130 at 7; so I elected to land on Runway 19. Two other aircraft reported in the pattern; one landing 28 and the other 10. After exiting Runway 19 short of the Runway 10/28 intersection; I looked for traffic in the 28 pattern and saw one other aircraft on downwind turning final. Thinking there was enough time to cross 28; I announced my intentions; called the other aircraft in sight and continued toward the intersection of Runway 10/28 and Runway 19. As I was about to cross Runway 10/28; I made one last check and saw a Cessna 182 on Runway 28 about to takeoff. I managed to stop about 10 feet short of the edge of Runway 28 as the Cessna aircraft passed directly in front of me. Had I not stopped at that point; there would have been a collision with fatalities. It is possible that I missed position calls from the Cessna and I most certainly did not see it in the traffic pattern. The wing strut on my aircraft partially blocked visibility out the left side. I cannot definitively state that the first aircraft (on the runway and on its takeoff roll) did not make any position reports in the pattern; which are clearly voluntary rather than mandatory. It's possible that I was tired and somewhat less attentive after a three hour flight; so I missed radio calls by the first aircraft and as a result did not check the runway as carefully as I should.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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