CRJ200 flight crew has a takeoff confign warning during start of takeoff roll; rejects takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	697929
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
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 : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	697929
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkof config other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On takeoff from sba we received a 'takeoff confign' warning message and aborted the takeoff. The before takeoff checklist was completed and we incorrectly verified that the flaps should be set at 8 degrees instead of the correct setting of 20 degrees. On the takeoff roll; while the power was being set (prior to 60 KTS); the first officer noticed and stated that the flaps should be set to 20 degrees. He then set the flaps to 20 degrees as I started the abort. The abort was initiated between 60-70 KTS. The tower and the cabin crew were advised. I rolled to the end of the runway using minimal braking and taxied back to the departure end. Our manuals were referenced to determine the brake cooling time and a write-up entered into the maintenance manual. The before takeoff checklist was recompleted with the correct flap setting. The takeoff flap setting at sba is almost always 20 degrees. The flaps should have been set to 20 degrees after landing. While enplaning the passenger I noticed the flaps at 8 degrees and made a mental note to select the correct setting prior to takeoff. Contributing to this was a departure time that we were trying to meet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 FLT CREW HAS A TKOF CONFIGN WARNING DURING START OF TKOF ROLL; REJECTS TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM SBA WE RECEIVED A 'TKOF CONFIGN' WARNING MESSAGE AND ABORTED THE TKOF. THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND WE INCORRECTLY VERIFIED THAT THE FLAPS SHOULD BE SET AT 8 DEGS INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT SETTING OF 20 DEGS. ON THE TKOF ROLL; WHILE THE PWR WAS BEING SET (PRIOR TO 60 KTS); THE FO NOTICED AND STATED THAT THE FLAPS SHOULD BE SET TO 20 DEGS. HE THEN SET THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGS AS I STARTED THE ABORT. THE ABORT WAS INITIATED BTWN 60-70 KTS. THE TWR AND THE CABIN CREW WERE ADVISED. I ROLLED TO THE END OF THE RWY USING MINIMAL BRAKING AND TAXIED BACK TO THE DEP END. OUR MANUALS WERE REFED TO DETERMINE THE BRAKE COOLING TIME AND A WRITE-UP ENTERED INTO THE MAINT MANUAL. THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WAS RECOMPLETED WITH THE CORRECT FLAP SETTING. THE TKOF FLAP SETTING AT SBA IS ALMOST ALWAYS 20 DEGS. THE FLAPS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SET TO 20 DEGS AFTER LNDG. WHILE ENPLANING THE PAX I NOTICED THE FLAPS AT 8 DEGS AND MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO SELECT THE CORRECT SETTING PRIOR TO TKOF. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS A DEP TIME THAT WE WERE TRYING TO MEET.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.