Aircraft aborted takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	162473
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
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	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	162473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After we were cleared for takeoff, at about 110 KTS I had the IAS tower say 'widebody transport, hold your position' (or something close to that). I aborted the takeoff at a maximum speed of about 120 KTS and easily made the N-5 high speed turnoff with light braking and light reverse. Returned for takeoff west/O further delay. Controller explained that he made a mistake because he meant to 'hold' another aircraft taking off on another runway (runway oil?) and he got the call signs mixed up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF, AT ABOUT 110 KTS I HAD THE IAS TWR SAY 'WDB, HOLD YOUR POS' (OR SOMETHING CLOSE TO THAT). I ABORTED THE TKOF AT A MAX SPD OF ABOUT 120 KTS AND EASILY MADE THE N-5 HIGH SPD TURNOFF WITH LIGHT BRAKING AND LIGHT REVERSE. RETURNED FOR TKOF W/O FURTHER DELAY. CTLR EXPLAINED THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE BECAUSE HE MEANT TO 'HOLD' ANOTHER ACFT TAKING OFF ON ANOTHER RWY (RWY OIL?) AND HE GOT THE CALL SIGNS MIXED UP.

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.