Flight crew of an large transport aborted takeoff due to another aircraft not clearing the runway as...

Attributes
ACN	331662
Time
Date	199603
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : see
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	331662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During afternoon 'bank' of arrs and departures at charlotte- douglas international airport we were cleared for takeoff on runway 36L. Tower was basing takeoff clearance on preceding landing aircraft clearing runway at a certain intersection. The aircraft ahead was unable to clear the runway where tower thought he would, he had already cleared us for takeoff, so he canceled our takeoff clearance. We were at no more than taxi speed, very early in our takeoff roll. We got back in line, checked our fuel and took off normally, just a little later. With the crowding in of arrs and departures at major airports, as long as tower uses this sort of procedure, ie, clearing aircraft to land or takeoff before the runway is actually clear, there will be occasional gars and low speed takeoff aborts. In my opinion this is not unsafe as long as everyone remains aware of what's going on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ABORTED TKOF DUE TO ANOTHER ACFT NOT CLRING THE RWY AS EXPECTED BY TWR.

Narrative: DURING AFTERNOON 'BANK' OF ARRS AND DEPS AT CHARLOTTE- DOUGLAS INTL ARPT WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 36L. TWR WAS BASING TKOF CLRNC ON PRECEDING LNDG ACFT CLRING RWY AT A CERTAIN INTXN. THE ACFT AHEAD WAS UNABLE TO CLR THE RWY WHERE TWR THOUGHT HE WOULD, HE HAD ALREADY CLRED US FOR TKOF, SO HE CANCELED OUR TKOF CLRNC. WE WERE AT NO MORE THAN TAXI SPD, VERY EARLY IN OUR TKOF ROLL. WE GOT BACK IN LINE, CHKED OUR FUEL AND TOOK OFF NORMALLY, JUST A LITTLE LATER. WITH THE CROWDING IN OF ARRS AND DEPS AT MAJOR ARPTS, AS LONG AS TWR USES THIS SORT OF PROC, IE, CLRING ACFT TO LAND OR TKOF BEFORE THE RWY IS ACTUALLY CLR, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL GARS AND LOW SPD TKOF ABORTS. IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT UNSAFE AS LONG AS EVERYONE REMAINS AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

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.

Flight crew of an large transport aborted takeoff due to another aircraft not clearing the runway as expected by tower.