Aborted takeoff. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	130779
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	130779
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After an air carrier xx landed on runway 3L at dtw, we were cleared into position for takeoff with another aircraft on final approach to same runway. As xx turned into a 90 degree runway turnoff, we were cleared for takeoff. Shortly thereafter, we heard the tower call xx twice to clear the runway. Xx had made a 90 degree turn to the runway and stopped with his tail protruding a short distance (10') onto the runway. When it was obvious to me that aircraft was going to hold his position and not taxi clear of the runway, I instructed the first officer, who was making the takeoff, to abort and informed the tower that we were aborting. The tower instructed the aircraft on final to go around. Our abort was initiated at 70-80 KTS and little braking was necessary to come to a stop and clear the runway. We taxied back to the end of the runway for a successful takeoff. I cannot make any judgement as to why xx did not continue clear of the runway, and I don't feel the tower erred in clearing us for takeoff, but I do feel I would have been in error if I had continued my takeoff under these circumstances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER AN ACR XX LANDED ON RWY 3L AT DTW, WE WERE CLRED INTO POS FOR TKOF WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL APCH TO SAME RWY. AS XX TURNED INTO A 90 DEG RWY TURNOFF, WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HEARD THE TWR CALL XX TWICE TO CLR THE RWY. XX HAD MADE A 90 DEG TURN TO THE RWY AND STOPPED WITH HIS TAIL PROTRUDING A SHORT DISTANCE (10') ONTO THE RWY. WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT ACFT WAS GOING TO HOLD HIS POS AND NOT TAXI CLR OF THE RWY, I INSTRUCTED THE F/O, WHO WAS MAKING THE TKOF, TO ABORT AND INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE WERE ABORTING. THE TWR INSTRUCTED THE ACFT ON FINAL TO GO AROUND. OUR ABORT WAS INITIATED AT 70-80 KTS AND LITTLE BRAKING WAS NECESSARY TO COME TO A STOP AND CLR THE RWY. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE END OF THE RWY FOR A SUCCESSFUL TKOF. I CANNOT MAKE ANY JUDGEMENT AS TO WHY XX DID NOT CONTINUE CLR OF THE RWY, AND I DON'T FEEL THE TWR ERRED IN CLRING US FOR TKOF, BUT I DO FEEL I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ERROR IF I HAD CONTINUED MY TKOF UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.