Narrative:

An air carrier medium large transport Y jet had just landed. An air carrier medium large transport Z was on final approach. We were the #1 aircraft for departure, holding short for runway 28L. It was the captain's takeoff as briefed. We were cleared for takeoff by the tower. I rolled onto the runway and aligned myself with the centerline, I estimate at 20 KTS. The speed was slow since the runway was wet. Takeoff power was not yet advanced since as I looked down the centerline I could see the landing jet had not yet cleared the runway. We had crossed the hold line, rolled 150 ft, when the tower called for us to abort our takeoff. This was done easily since our speed was so slow and cleared the runway to our immediate right since I knew the other aircraft was perhaps a few mi out for landing. Since the landed jet had not cleared the runway as fast as tower expected, they found it necessary to call for the abort. Tower perhaps misjudged the time for the jet to clear the runway, our flight to takeoff and the aircraft on approach to land in what seemed to be too much of a time compression. Perhaps with the wet runway the landed jet could not stop as fast as tower expected. I would not have continued the takeoff roll since it appeared to me that events did not seem to progress as expected. It's obvious that air crews and ATC should always maintain vigilance and never become complacent so they can respond accordingly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT ABORTED TKOF AS REQUESTED BY THE TWR DUE TO ANOTHER LNDG ACFT HAD NOT YET CLRED THE RWY.

Narrative: AN ACR MLG Y JET HAD JUST LANDED. AN ACR MLG Z WAS ON FINAL APCH. WE WERE THE #1 ACFT FOR DEP, HOLDING SHORT FOR RWY 28L. IT WAS THE CAPT'S TKOF AS BRIEFED. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF BY THE TWR. I ROLLED ONTO THE RWY AND ALIGNED MYSELF WITH THE CTRLINE, I ESTIMATE AT 20 KTS. THE SPD WAS SLOW SINCE THE RWY WAS WET. TKOF PWR WAS NOT YET ADVANCED SINCE AS I LOOKED DOWN THE CTRLINE I COULD SEE THE LNDG JET HAD NOT YET CLRED THE RWY. WE HAD CROSSED THE HOLD LINE, ROLLED 150 FT, WHEN THE TWR CALLED FOR US TO ABORT OUR TKOF. THIS WAS DONE EASILY SINCE OUR SPD WAS SO SLOW AND CLRED THE RWY TO OUR IMMEDIATE R SINCE I KNEW THE OTHER ACFT WAS PERHAPS A FEW MI OUT FOR LNDG. SINCE THE LANDED JET HAD NOT CLRED THE RWY AS FAST AS TWR EXPECTED, THEY FOUND IT NECESSARY TO CALL FOR THE ABORT. TWR PERHAPS MISJUDGED THE TIME FOR THE JET TO CLR THE RWY, OUR FLT TO TKOF AND THE ACFT ON APCH TO LAND IN WHAT SEEMED TO BE TOO MUCH OF A TIME COMPRESSION. PERHAPS WITH THE WET RWY THE LANDED JET COULD NOT STOP AS FAST AS TWR EXPECTED. I WOULD NOT HAVE CONTINUED THE TKOF ROLL SINCE IT APPEARED TO ME THAT EVENTS DID NOT SEEM TO PROGRESS AS EXPECTED. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT AIR CREWS AND ATC SHOULD ALWAYS MAINTAIN VIGILANCE AND NEVER BECOME COMPLACENT SO THEY CAN RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

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.