A DC10-30F captain aborts a takeoff at 110 KIAS when he observes a B727 freighter crossing the takeoff runway 27 at taxiway south. The 2 flts were on separate frequencys.

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Attributes
ACN	402791
Time
Date	199805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
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	DC-10 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	402791
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	403369
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 27 at XA10. We were on tower frequency 118.3. Ground control (121.65) cleared 2 B727's to cross runway 27 at the same time. 1 B727 (at the approach end of runway 9) saw us and held short. 1 B727 crossed at taxiway south and caused a conflict. I executed a high speed reject at approximately 110 KTS. No collision occurred. After 79 mins of brake cooling time, the flight proceeded to destination. ATC procedures need to be strengthened to preclude such occurrences in the future. I suggest a lighted board or panel in the tower. When tower clears an aircraft for takeoff, the runway should be highlighted in red. The ground controller could then visually see that the runway could not be crossed safely. Supplemental information from acn 403369: one of the contributing factors is aircraft on or crossing the runway on separate frequencys. Neither pilot was aware of the other's clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-30F CAPT ABORTS A TKOF AT 110 KIAS WHEN HE OBSERVES A B727 FREIGHTER XING THE TKOF RWY 27 AT TXWY S. THE 2 FLTS WERE ON SEPARATE FREQS.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 27 AT XA10. WE WERE ON TWR FREQ 118.3. GND CTL (121.65) CLRED 2 B727'S TO CROSS RWY 27 AT THE SAME TIME. 1 B727 (AT THE APCH END OF RWY 9) SAW US AND HELD SHORT. 1 B727 CROSSED AT TXWY S AND CAUSED A CONFLICT. I EXECUTED A HIGH SPD REJECT AT APPROX 110 KTS. NO COLLISION OCCURRED. AFTER 79 MINS OF BRAKE COOLING TIME, THE FLT PROCEEDED TO DEST. ATC PROCS NEED TO BE STRENGTHENED TO PRECLUDE SUCH OCCURRENCES IN THE FUTURE. I SUGGEST A LIGHTED BOARD OR PANEL IN THE TWR. WHEN TWR CLRS AN ACFT FOR TKOF, THE RWY SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THE GND CTLR COULD THEN VISUALLY SEE THAT THE RWY COULD NOT BE CROSSED SAFELY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 403369: ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IS ACFT ON OR XING THE RWY ON SEPARATE FREQS. NEITHER PLT WAS AWARE OF THE OTHER'S CLRNC.

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.