PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300; Flight Crew Total 1100; Flight Crew Type 170
Training / Qualification; Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Incursion Runway
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff
Airport; Human Factors
Back taxied Runway 8 and did a runup off the runway facing where I could see both approaches. Made every radio call including departure; entered runway and began takeoff roll. Approximately 1;000 FT down the runway cresting the hill I spotted a plane on the runway. He made no calls and I did not see him land. I retarded the throttle and braked hard. Asked UNICOM for a radio check and was told loud and clear. I was hard to make out the aircraft due to the heat rising off the runway. I back taxied again and after UNICOM assured me the plane was clear of the runway; I took off. The aircraft never made a call and did not circle the field to determine it was clear if he was not using a radio. The FBO wrote down their tail number but was unable to speak to the person. They did not shutdown and departed the airport shortly after I did.
PA32 pilot rejected the takeoff at DZJ when another aircraft was found to be rolling out from the opposite direction. A crest half way down the runway and heat shimmers make sighting the other aircraft difficult and communications were never established.