Narrative:

The first officer called cvg tower on 118.3 that we were ready for takeoff runway 18L. The tower cleared us for takeoff and the first officer read back the clearance. The first officer was flying and I was watching the engine gauges and making airspeed calls. I looked up just as I had called rotate and the first officer was starting to rotate. I saw a twin cessna sitting on the runway in front of us. I took the controls and pulled the plane off and made a slight right turn clearing the cessna. Once airborne, I called the tower to verify we were cleared for takeoff. His response was, you're airborne aren't you? I replied yes and told him there was a plane sitting on the runway about midfield. He asked if we were all right, I said yes, and we were. He said, sorry about that, then another controller came on and cleared us to departure. Neither the first officer nor myself heard any transmission between the tower and the cessna. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he had no further contact with cvg tower personnel. A company report was filed. The chief pilot called the air traffic manager about the incident. The tower representative acknowledged responsibility as controller error. The reporter is not aware of any further follow-up action.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CV60 DEPARTING CVG, AT ROTATION, SPOTS A C310 IN POS MIDFIELD. PLT PULLED UP QUICKLY AND MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO MISS THE CESSNA.

Narrative: THE FO CALLED CVG TWR ON 118.3 THAT WE WERE READY FOR TKOF RWY 18L. THE TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF AND THE FO READ BACK THE CLRNC. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I WAS WATCHING THE ENG GAUGES AND MAKING AIRSPD CALLS. I LOOKED UP JUST AS I HAD CALLED ROTATE AND THE FO WAS STARTING TO ROTATE. I SAW A TWIN CESSNA SITTING ON THE RWY IN FRONT OF US. I TOOK THE CTLS AND PULLED THE PLANE OFF AND MADE A SLIGHT R TURN CLRING THE CESSNA. ONCE AIRBORNE, I CALLED THE TWR TO VERIFY WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. HIS RESPONSE WAS, YOU'RE AIRBORNE AREN'T YOU? I REPLIED YES AND TOLD HIM THERE WAS A PLANE SITTING ON THE RWY ABOUT MIDFIELD. HE ASKED IF WE WERE ALL RIGHT, I SAID YES, AND WE WERE. HE SAID, SORRY ABOUT THAT, THEN ANOTHER CTLR CAME ON AND CLRED US TO DEP. NEITHER THE FO NOR MYSELF HEARD ANY XMISSION BTWN THE TWR AND THE CESSNA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE HAD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH CVG TWR PERSONNEL. A COMPANY RPT WAS FILED. THE CHIEF PLT CALLED THE AIR TFC MGR ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE TWR REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED RESPONSIBILITY AS CTLR ERROR. THE RPTR IS NOT AWARE OF ANY FURTHER FOLLOW-UP ACTION.

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.