Takeoff aborted as first officer inadvertently engages autoplt on initial takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	209550
Time
Date	199205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yow
State Reference	ON
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	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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	209550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon initiation of takeoff roll nfp was to initiate constant torque on takeoff (ctot) to set power. In reaching to do this the autoplt, located next to the ctot switches, was bumped on and the control wheel started to turn to the right as 140 degrees was assigned on departure. The takeoff was aborted prior to ctot being set (less than 60 KIAS). I believe that, with aircraft that are not capable and certified for autoland, the autoplt should be disengaged with the weight on wheels (wow) being activated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED AS FO INADVERTENTLY ENGAGES AUTOPLT ON INITIAL TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: UPON INITIATION OF TKOF ROLL NFP WAS TO INITIATE CONSTANT TORQUE ON TKOF (CTOT) TO SET PWR. IN REACHING TO DO THIS THE AUTOPLT, LOCATED NEXT TO THE CTOT SWITCHES, WAS BUMPED ON AND THE CTL WHEEL STARTED TO TURN TO THE R AS 140 DEGS WAS ASSIGNED ON DEP. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED PRIOR TO CTOT BEING SET (LESS THAN 60 KIAS). I BELIEVE THAT, WITH ACFT THAT ARE NOT CAPABLE AND CERTIFIED FOR AUTOLAND, THE AUTOPLT SHOULD BE DISENGAGED WITH THE WT ON WHEELS (WOW) BEING ACTIVATED.

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.