Air carrier mdt takeoff aborted when crew can't decide who's in charge.

Attributes
ACN	250772
Time
Date	199309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jhm
State Reference	HI
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	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	250772
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	250917
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

Excessive runway was used before required takeoff power was achieved. Elected to discontinue takeoff. Attribute incident to cockpit crew member confusion. Who's leg? Checklist complete? Rushing the moment? Who's holding the brakes?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT TKOF ABORTED WHEN CREW CAN'T DECIDE WHO'S IN CHARGE.

Narrative: EXCESSIVE RWY WAS USED BEFORE REQUIRED TKOF PWR WAS ACHIEVED. ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE TKOF. ATTRIBUTE INCIDENT TO COCKPIT CREW MEMBER CONFUSION. WHO'S LEG? CHKLIST COMPLETE? RUSHING THE MOMENT? WHO'S HOLDING THE BRAKES?

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.