Narrative:

Awaiting departure at fll the local controller cleared my aircraft for an immediate takeoff and advised us that an aircraft was on a 5 mi final. As we began to roll onto runway 9L from the north side a B737 simultaneously rolled onto runway 9L from the opposite side and took off in front of us. We slammed on the brakes to avoid the aircraft and advise ATC that we had passed the hold short lines. The local controller told us that we were 'ok' and they allowed the aircraft on final to land and then we departed next.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLT CREW CLRED FOR TKOF STOPPED OVER THE HOLD LINE WHEN ANOTHER ACR ENTERED THE RWY AND TOOK OFF AHEAD OF THEM.

Narrative: AWAITING DEP AT FLL THE LCL CTLR CLRED MY ACFT FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF AND ADVISED US THAT AN ACFT WAS ON A 5 MI FINAL. AS WE BEGAN TO ROLL ONTO RWY 9L FROM THE N SIDE A B737 SIMULTANEOUSLY ROLLED ONTO RWY 9L FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF US. WE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE ACFT AND ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAD PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINES. THE LCL CTLR TOLD US THAT WE WERE 'OK' AND THEY ALLOWED THE ACFT ON FINAL TO LAND AND THEN WE DEPARTED NEXT.

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.