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Lebanon, NH
The pilot landed at the uncontrolled airport to refuel. After receiving an in-person weather briefing, he filed a VFR flight plan. He contacted the FSS on the airport advisory frequency and advised that he was taxiing and would be making an intersection takeoff on runway (RWY) 18. The FSS issued an airport advisory for RWY 18 and provided a traffic advisory concerning an aircraft on a VOR approach and a Cessna that had reported on downwind for RWY 07 about 1 minute earlier. However, the pilot remembered receiving only the barometric pressure setting. He stated that he did not hear other aircraft giving advisories on that frequency. As he taxied eastbound onto RWY 18, Cessna 152, N89255, was landing on RWY 07. Shortly after the pilot of N5037D began an immediate takeoff, he saw the Cessna 152 and applied brakes, but he did not stop until reaching the intersection of the runways. The Cessna 152 aircrew applied brakes and tried turning right, but their left wing tip hit the windshield of N5037D. The Cessna 152 aircrew were practicing crosswind landings.
THE PILOT LANDED AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT TO REFUEL. AFTER RECEIVING AN IN-PERSON WEATHER BRIEFING, HE FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. HE CONTACTED THE FSS ON THE AIRPORT ADVISORY FREQUENCY AND ADVISED THAT HE WS TAXIING AND WOULD BE MAKING AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY (RWY) 18. THE FSS ISSUED AN AIRPORT ADVISORY FOR RWY 18 AND PROVIDED A TRAFFIC ADVISORY CONCERNING AN AIRCRAFT ON A VOR APPROACH AND A CESSNA THAT HAD REPORTED ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 07 ABOUT 1 MINUTE EARLIER. HOWEVER, THE PILOT REMEMBERED RECEIVING ONLY THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SETTING. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR OTHER AIRCRAFT GIVING ADVISORIES ON THAT FREQUENCY. AS HE TAXIED EASTBOUND ON TO RWY 18, CESSNA 152, N89255, WAS LANDINGON RWY 07. SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT OF N5037D BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF, HE SAW THE CESSNA 152 AND APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HE DID NOT STOP UNTIL REACHING THE INTERSECTION OF THE RWYS. THE CESSNA 152 AIRCREW APPLIED BRAKES AND TRIED TURNING RIGHT, BUT THEIR LEFT WING TIP HIT THE WINDSHIELD OF N5037D. THE CESSNA 152 AIRCREW WERE PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS.