Commuter mdt takeoff abort due to partial loss of aircraft control at 80 KTS.

Attributes
ACN	172338
Time
Date	199103
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
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	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
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 : 170 flight time total : 2400
ASRS Report	172338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Upon beginning the takeoff roll on runway 28 at cle, we experienced some hydroplaning and partial loss of directional control at about 80 KIAS. The captain was flying and aborted the takeoff. V1 wa 107 KTS for our aircraft weight. The abort was accomplished smoothly with the aircraft on the runway's centerline at all times. During our taxi to the runway, ground control was reporting the runway was being, 'light covering of loose snow over a base of thin snow and ice.' braking action was reported 'poor,' with the wind 320 degrees at 4 KTS. It seems to me that had the runway been better cleared by ground personnel, or had the ground controller obtained and relayed to us a more current and accurate runway condition report, we would not have been in the position to have to abort. The runway visually appeared to match the controller's description as we sat in position waiting for takeoff clearance. Only after beginning the takeoff roll did we realize a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER MDT TKOF ABORT DUE TO PARTIAL LOSS OF ACFT CTL AT 80 KTS.

Narrative: UPON BEGINNING THE TKOF ROLL ON RWY 28 AT CLE, WE EXPERIENCED SOME HYDROPLANING AND PARTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL AT ABOUT 80 KIAS. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND ABORTED THE TKOF. V1 WA 107 KTS FOR OUR ACFT WT. THE ABORT WAS ACCOMPLISHED SMOOTHLY WITH THE ACFT ON THE RWY'S CENTERLINE AT ALL TIMES. DURING OUR TAXI TO THE RWY, GND CTL WAS RPTING THE RWY WAS BEING, 'LIGHT COVERING OF LOOSE SNOW OVER A BASE OF THIN SNOW AND ICE.' BRAKING ACTION WAS RPTED 'POOR,' WITH THE WIND 320 DEGS AT 4 KTS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HAD THE RWY BEEN BETTER CLRED BY GND PERSONNEL, OR HAD THE GND CTLR OBTAINED AND RELAYED TO US A MORE CURRENT AND ACCURATE RWY CONDITION RPT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE POS TO HAVE TO ABORT. THE RWY VISUALLY APPEARED TO MATCH THE CTLR'S DESCRIPTION AS WE SAT IN POS WAITING FOR TKOF CLRNC. ONLY AFTER BEGINNING THE TKOF ROLL DID WE REALIZE A PROB.

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.