Air carrier light transport flight crew aborts takeoff when comment made regarding takeoff runway not being clear of traffic on tower frequency. Source unknown.

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Attributes
ACN	158512
Time
Date	199010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	158512
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	158776
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared to depart runway 8L den and began our roll. At about 60 KTS we heard over the radio someone unidentified said 'there is an airplane crossing runway 8L, its not clear.' we aborted. Then tower came on and asked 'who said that, and the runway was in fact clear.' no one replied. We then returned for departure runway 8L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT FLT CREW ABORTS TKOF WHEN COMMENT MADE REGARDING TKOF RWY NOT BEING CLEAR OF TRAFFIC ON TWR FREQ. SOURCE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DEPART RWY 8L DEN AND BEGAN OUR ROLL. AT ABOUT 60 KTS WE HEARD OVER THE RADIO SOMEONE UNIDENTIFIED SAID 'THERE IS AN AIRPLANE XING RWY 8L, ITS NOT CLR.' WE ABORTED. THEN TWR CAME ON AND ASKED 'WHO SAID THAT, AND THE RWY WAS IN FACT CLR.' NO ONE REPLIED. WE THEN RETURNED FOR DEP RWY 8L.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.