SF340 aborts takeoff at pit.

Attributes
ACN	438876
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	438876
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff roll, the confign warning sounded. The takeoff was aborted. Upon returning to the gate, it was discovered that the pitch trim was set out of limits. This item is included on the taxi checklist but was missed. While running the taxi checklist, we were interrupted several times by instructions from the ground controller. In our rush to clear the runway and then to give ATC a decision to clear the taxiway, we neglected to check the trim or re-run the taxi checklist. This prompted our return to gate. When any doubt exists that all items on a checklist are complete, the entire checklist should be re-run.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 ABORTS TKOF AT PIT.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, THE CONFIGN WARNING SOUNDED. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED. UPON RETURNING TO THE GATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PITCH TRIM WAS SET OUT OF LIMITS. THIS ITEM IS INCLUDED ON THE TAXI CHKLIST BUT WAS MISSED. WHILE RUNNING THE TAXI CHKLIST, WE WERE INTERRUPTED SEVERAL TIMES BY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GND CTLR. IN OUR RUSH TO CLR THE RWY AND THEN TO GIVE ATC A DECISION TO CLR THE TXWY, WE NEGLECTED TO CHK THE TRIM OR RE-RUN THE TAXI CHKLIST. THIS PROMPTED OUR RETURN TO GATE. WHEN ANY DOUBT EXISTS THAT ALL ITEMS ON A CHKLIST ARE COMPLETE, THE ENTIRE CHKLIST SHOULD BE RE-RUN.

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.