Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Student
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10.3; Flight Crew Total 53.1
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness; Confusion
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I am a student pilot who had an incident this morning at ZZZ. I was flying solo and preparing to takeoff. I taxied behind the hold-short line while two aircraft landed in succession. After watching the second aircraft land and move down the runway (approximately three minutes); I radioed my takeoff intentions; rolled into position on the Runway (XX) and scanned for the aircraft that had just landed. I watched it in distance continue to move down to the end of the runway. I was unaware the aircraft had to taxi-back and began my takeoff. When I spotted the aircraft taxiing back (approximately 1;200 feet horizontal) I began lift off and maneuvered to the right of the runway. As I passed by the aircraft from the air; it was not on the runway; but crossing from the runway to the taxiway. I was approximately 750 feet above the runway.I should have waited longer but it was difficult to see the aircraft at the other end of the runway and I assumed they had exited the runway; but hadn't radioed their new position. I also should have known they had to taxi back and the time I waited for them to clear probably did more harm than good.
C172 student pilot reported taking off while an aircraft was back taxiing on the same runway at a non-towered airport.  The pilot continued the takeoff and took evasive action by maneuvering to the right of the runway.