Narrative:

We were cleared into position and hold on runway 21C after a saab 340 landed. As it appeared the saab was exiting runway 21C by turning onto the closed runway 27R, tower cleared us for takeoff. Captain initiated the takeoff once cleared, but it was quickly apparent the saab rejected his exit plans and continued on the runway. Captain initiated an uneventful low speed abort. Subsequent takeoff and flight was uneventful except for a request by ATC for the captain to contact dtw tower after landing via landline. Supplemental information from acn 498565: I aborted the takeoff and turned off the runway at P5 and returned to the departure end of runway 21C. Airspeed was 20 KTS. I talked with the tower supervisor at dtw. The incident occurred during a frequency split in the tower. He thanked me for aborting the takeoff and keeping the incident from becoming more serious.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FK100 PIC ABORTS HIS TKOF FROM RWY 21C WHEN THE SF340 AHEAD FAILS TO TURN ONTO THE CLOSED RWY 27 AT DTW, MI.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 21C AFTER A SAAB 340 LANDED. AS IT APPEARED THE SAAB WAS EXITING RWY 21C BY TURNING ONTO THE CLOSED RWY 27R, TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. CAPT INITIATED THE TKOF ONCE CLRED, BUT IT WAS QUICKLY APPARENT THE SAAB REJECTED HIS EXIT PLANS AND CONTINUED ON THE RWY. CAPT INITIATED AN UNEVENTFUL LOW SPD ABORT. SUBSEQUENT TKOF AND FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR A REQUEST BY ATC FOR THE CAPT TO CONTACT DTW TWR AFTER LNDG VIA LANDLINE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 498565: I ABORTED THE TKOF AND TURNED OFF THE RWY AT P5 AND RETURNED TO THE DEP END OF RWY 21C. AIRSPD WAS 20 KTS. I TALKED WITH THE TWR SUPVR AT DTW. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A FREQ SPLIT IN THE TWR. HE THANKED ME FOR ABORTING THE TKOF AND KEEPING THE INCIDENT FROM BECOMING MORE SERIOUS.

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.