S80 departing dfw observes rj on runway and aborts takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	600514
Time
Date	200311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lirf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	600514
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: dfw runway 18L, takeoff. There were several aircraft waiting for closeout so we were moved up in line for takeoff at runway 18L. We were cleared into position and hold, and then as we rolled onto the runway, we were cleared for takeoff. As we began the takeoff, the first officer and I set the power and as we both looked downfield, we saw a crj taxi onto the runway. But instead of just crossing the runway, he turned south on the runway between txwys B and a. With another aircraft on the runway, we aborted the takeoff at a speed of about 60-65 KTS. We reported to the tower we had aborted due to a runway incursion downfield. When he realized the problem, he took corrective action and we were taxied back to the runway and completed our flight uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 DEPARTING DFW OBSERVES RJ ON RWY AND ABORTS TKOF.

Narrative: LOCATION: DFW RWY 18L, TKOF. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT WAITING FOR CLOSEOUT SO WE WERE MOVED UP IN LINE FOR TKOF AT RWY 18L. WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD, AND THEN AS WE ROLLED ONTO THE RWY, WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AS WE BEGAN THE TKOF, THE FO AND I SET THE PWR AND AS WE BOTH LOOKED DOWNFIELD, WE SAW A CRJ TAXI ONTO THE RWY. BUT INSTEAD OF JUST XING THE RWY, HE TURNED S ON THE RWY BTWN TXWYS B AND A. WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY, WE ABORTED THE TKOF AT A SPD OF ABOUT 60-65 KTS. WE RPTED TO THE TWR WE HAD ABORTED DUE TO A RWY INCURSION DOWNFIELD. WHEN HE REALIZED THE PROB, HE TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION AND WE WERE TAXIED BACK TO THE RWY AND COMPLETED OUR FLT UNEVENTFULLY.

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.