SF34 crew was issued takeoff clearance as a landing air carrier jet was on short final on runway 13L...

Attributes
ACN	547286
Time
Date	200205
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	547286
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 13L. I released the brakes and was adding power when I heard another aircraft call, 'tower, did you just clear an aircraft to take off runway 13L?' I reduced the power back to idle and simultaneously looked out the left side of the aircraft to see an air carrier jet on short final for runway 17L. Normally, I look to clear the final for runway 17L before taking off of runway 13L, but this time I did not do so. The call by the other pilot was my first clue that something was possibly wrong. If I had taken off, I am positive we would have cleared the other aircraft, but the separation would have been too close for comfort and safety. I exited the runway and taxied back to the hold short to resume the departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 CREW WAS ISSUED TKOF CLRNC AS A LNDG ACR JET WAS ON SHORT FINAL ON RWY 13L AT DFW.

Narrative: TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 13L. I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND WAS ADDING PWR WHEN I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT CALL, 'TWR, DID YOU JUST CLR AN ACFT TO TAKE OFF RWY 13L?' I REDUCED THE PWR BACK TO IDLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOOKED OUT THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT TO SEE AN ACR JET ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 17L. NORMALLY, I LOOK TO CLR THE FINAL FOR RWY 17L BEFORE TAKING OFF OF RWY 13L, BUT THIS TIME I DID NOT DO SO. THE CALL BY THE OTHER PLT WAS MY FIRST CLUE THAT SOMETHING WAS POSSIBLY WRONG. IF I HAD TAKEN OFF, I AM POSITIVE WE WOULD HAVE CLRED THE OTHER ACFT, BUT THE SEPARATION WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT AND SAFETY. I EXITED THE RWY AND TAXIED BACK TO THE HOLD SHORT TO RESUME THE DEP.

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.

SF34 crew was issued takeoff clearance as a landing air carrier jet was on short final on runway 13L at dfw.