Air carrier aborted takeoff because of an aircraft crossing runway midfield.

Attributes
ACN	127073
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	127073
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

There were 3 aircraft involved in this incident. Aircraft #2 landed on runway 35R and was told to taxi to an intersection, which was at midfield of runway 35L, and told to hold short of the runway (35L). Aircraft #1 is put in position and hold on runway 35L for previously departed traffic. Aircraft #2, which was the same company as aircraft #2, at this time was landing on runway 35R and was told to report clear of runway 35R. Aircraft #2 was told to cross runway 35 and report clear of runway 35L. Aircraft #3 landed on runway 35R and his initial call after landing indicated he was clear of runway 35L. At this time aircraft #1 was cleared for takeoff on runway 35L. The pilot aborted the takeoff roll because aircraft #2 had not reported clear of the runway. His company with a very similar call sign had made an incorrect call on his initial report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE OF AN ACFT CROSSING RWY MIDFIELD.

Narrative: THERE WERE 3 ACFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. ACFT #2 LANDED ON RWY 35R AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO AN INTXN, WHICH WAS AT MIDFIELD OF RWY 35L, AND TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RWY (35L). ACFT #1 IS PUT IN POS AND HOLD ON RWY 35L FOR PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED TFC. ACFT #2, WHICH WAS THE SAME COMPANY AS ACFT #2, AT THIS TIME WAS LNDG ON RWY 35R AND WAS TOLD TO RPT CLR OF RWY 35R. ACFT #2 WAS TOLD TO CROSS RWY 35 AND RPT CLR OF RWY 35L. ACFT #3 LANDED ON RWY 35R AND HIS INITIAL CALL AFTER LNDG INDICATED HE WAS CLR OF RWY 35L. AT THIS TIME ACFT #1 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 35L. THE PLT ABORTED THE TKOF ROLL BECAUSE ACFT #2 HAD NOT RPTED CLR OF THE RWY. HIS COMPANY WITH A VERY SIMILAR CALL SIGN HAD MADE AN INCORRECT CALL ON HIS INITIAL RPT.

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.