Runway conflict at hpn results in tower directed abort.

Attributes
ACN	149712
Time
Date	199006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	149712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 34 at white plains, ny, on a scheduled flight to syracuse, ny. The first officer was the PF. We started the takeoff roll when the tower called to us to cancel our takeoff clearance. We immediately aborted the takeoff. The total distance of the takeoff roll was approximately 200' maximum. The reason for the cancellation of our takeoff clearance was because a single engine small aircraft Y was landing on runway 29. Runway 29 intersects runway 34 approximately 1/3 of the way down runway 34. I cannot say for sure if the takeoff roll was continued if the 2 aircraft would have collided or not. It probably would have been close. The small aircraft Y was landing from our right side. The view is partly blocked by trees around the airport. After the small aircraft Y landed, we were again cleared for takeoff. After we were estabished in level flight, I asked the tower operator for a number I could call. After giving me his local phone number he commented that he had told us he had called us twice to cancel the takeoff clearance and it was on the tapes. I replied 'I'm sure that it is.' if he did tell us twice to cancel our takeoff clearance, it was only broadcast over the radio once or one of the times was blocked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY CONFLICT AT HPN RESULTS IN TWR DIRECTED ABORT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 34 AT WHITE PLAINS, NY, ON A SCHEDULED FLT TO SYRACUSE, NY. THE F/O WAS THE PF. WE STARTED THE TKOF ROLL WHEN THE TWR CALLED TO US TO CANCEL OUR TKOF CLRNC. WE IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE TKOF. THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF THE TKOF ROLL WAS APPROX 200' MAX. THE REASON FOR THE CANCELLATION OF OUR TKOF CLRNC WAS BECAUSE A SINGLE ENG SMA Y WAS LNDG ON RWY 29. RWY 29 INTERSECTS RWY 34 APPROX 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN RWY 34. I CANNOT SAY FOR SURE IF THE TKOF ROLL WAS CONTINUED IF THE 2 ACFT WOULD HAVE COLLIDED OR NOT. IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSE. THE SMA Y WAS LNDG FROM OUR R SIDE. THE VIEW IS PARTLY BLOCKED BY TREES AROUND THE ARPT. AFTER THE SMA Y LANDED, WE WERE AGAIN CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER WE WERE ESTABISHED IN LEVEL FLT, I ASKED THE TWR OPERATOR FOR A NUMBER I COULD CALL. AFTER GIVING ME HIS LCL PHONE NUMBER HE COMMENTED THAT HE HAD TOLD US HE HAD CALLED US TWICE TO CANCEL THE TKOF CLRNC AND IT WAS ON THE TAPES. I REPLIED 'I'M SURE THAT IT IS.' IF HE DID TELL US TWICE TO CANCEL OUR TKOF CLRNC, IT WAS ONLY BROADCAST OVER THE RADIO ONCE OR ONE OF THE TIMES WAS BLOCKED.

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.