Tower request to abort takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	97262
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	97262
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Tower cleared us on runway 28R to hold for landing rollout traffic. The landing traffic missed at least 2 exits, delaying our clearance for takeoff. Tower had to then send an aircraft around from short final. The go around aircraft went straight ahead so tower asked us if we could change our SID from a san francisco 3 to a shoreline 8. We said we could, so he cleared us for takeoff. All this took time! During our takeoff roll tower told us to abort!! We rejected at 100 KTS. We subsequently discovered that another aircraft went around and tower stopped us to prevent a conflict. This was the classic situation of too much going on at once, and when one guy takes too long, all hell breaks loose. Suggestions: have more sep between takeoffs and lndgs. Don't clear an aircraft on to hold with a double conflict, ie, landing and landing roll traffic. Don't change a clearance and/or a SID for an aircraft on the runway. Especially if you want that aircraft to takeoff quickly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR REQUEST TO ABORT TKOF.

Narrative: TWR CLRED US ON RWY 28R TO HOLD FOR LNDG ROLLOUT TFC. THE LNDG TFC MISSED AT LEAST 2 EXITS, DELAYING OUR CLRNC FOR TKOF. TWR HAD TO THEN SEND AN ACFT AROUND FROM SHORT FINAL. THE GO AROUND ACFT WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD SO TWR ASKED US IF WE COULD CHANGE OUR SID FROM A SAN FRANCISCO 3 TO A SHORELINE 8. WE SAID WE COULD, SO HE CLRED US FOR TKOF. ALL THIS TOOK TIME! DURING OUR TKOF ROLL TWR TOLD US TO ABORT!! WE REJECTED AT 100 KTS. WE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER ACFT WENT AROUND AND TWR STOPPED US TO PREVENT A CONFLICT. THIS WAS THE CLASSIC SITUATION OF TOO MUCH GOING ON AT ONCE, AND WHEN ONE GUY TAKES TOO LONG, ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. SUGGESTIONS: HAVE MORE SEP BTWN TKOFS AND LNDGS. DON'T CLR AN ACFT ON TO HOLD WITH A DOUBLE CONFLICT, IE, LNDG AND LNDG ROLL TFC. DON'T CHANGE A CLRNC AND/OR A SID FOR AN ACFT ON THE RWY. ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT THAT ACFT TO TKOF QUICKLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.