Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14; Flight Crew Total 673; Flight Crew Type 606
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness; Time Pressure
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Airport
On take off from PLU; an unsafe condition took place that could have resulted in an aircraft collision.PLU's runway mid-point is higher than both thresholds. There's a taxiway that crosses over the southern threshold of the runway. I was departing from the north to the south. I made routine radio calls. Just prior to the midway point; I was off the runway and climbing; but I was not yet high enough to see the other end of the runway. At that point; another aircraft made a radio call that it was crossing the runway. No more than about a second later; I was high enough to see the end of the runway; and I saw the aircraft. It was passing left-to-right from my point of view. I veered left slightly and continued my climb.I don't know if the operator of that aircraft heard my radio call. The operator did not respond to my follow-up call that I was in the air departing and veering to the left. The operator could not have made the crossing threshold call more than a second or two before actually crossing the runway. I suspect the operator did not make a full stop prior to encountering the threshold.Had I experienced any sort of engine problem on my take-off roll or during the very early portion of the climb; the safest action would have been to land straight ahead on the remaining runway. However; in that case; I consider it likely I would have collided with the crossing aircraft.Threshold-crossing aircraft should listen to the radio before approaching the runway; and then should come to a complete stop before crossing the runway; should then only proceed with crossing after hearing no conflicting aircraft.
Single Pilot reported after take off avoiding another aircraft crossing the runway at the other end.