Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 175; Flight Crew Total 8000; Flight Crew Type 150
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Runway
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Human Factors
I filed IFR from ZZZ to ZZZ1. Weather was VMC. Clear sky with unlimited visibility and a light direct crosswind of 6 knots. My plan was to depart ZZZ VFR and pick up my IFR clearance once airborne with Approach Control. I chose Runway XX for departure for direction of flight. I self-announced my taxi plan (on what I thought was CTAF) and taxied to the hold line of Runway XX where I performed my run-up and before takeoff checks. I hadn't heard any other traffic on frequency from the time I had cranked up.I self-announced I was taking Runway XX for takeoff and a straight out departure; and proceeded to take the runway and push the power up for takeoff. This is when I noticed another Cessna on short final for the opposite Runway XY. I immediately aborted my takeoff and made a sharp left turn; promptly exiting the runway at the same taxiway I had entered from. The other Cessna continued his landing uneventfully and taxied to park. I analyzed the situation once clear of the runway and found that I was a digit off when setting the CTAF frequency. I actually had set the UNICOM frequency instead of CTAF. I corrected the error and got a radio check; then proceeded without further issue.
C182 pilot reported transmitting on incorrect CTAF frequency resulted in runway incursion and ground conflict with landing traffic.