First officer misreads checklist, skips flaps and takeoff aborted after warning horn sounds.

Attributes
ACN	205371
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi 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 : 133 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	205371
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Attempted to takeoff with flaps up. As stupid as it sounds, it damn near happened. Taxiing out of the gate at dca, the WX was not exactly wonderful, but nothing to be concerned about. Normally, I taxi on 1 engine, however, we were at a high gross weight, and the ramp area was slick, so I started both in the gate. First officer read all checklists. However, he passed over the flaps read-out, and I never caught it. His comment 'checklist complete' led me to believe it actually was. Advanced power for takeoff and the warning horn sounded. Figured it was the trim near the end of the green band, and nearly lost it when I discovered the flaps up. Made a slow speed reject, set the flaps, ran the list, made a bullshit excuse to the folks, and am now confessing all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO MISREADS CHKLIST, SKIPS FLAPS AND TKOF ABORTED AFTER WARNING HORN SOUNDS.

Narrative: ATTEMPTED TO TKOF WITH FLAPS UP. AS STUPID AS IT SOUNDS, IT DAMN NEAR HAPPENED. TAXIING OUT OF THE GATE AT DCA, THE WX WAS NOT EXACTLY WONDERFUL, BUT NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. NORMALLY, I TAXI ON 1 ENG, HOWEVER, WE WERE AT A HIGH GROSS WT, AND THE RAMP AREA WAS SLICK, SO I STARTED BOTH IN THE GATE. FO READ ALL CHKLISTS. HOWEVER, HE PASSED OVER THE FLAPS READ-OUT, AND I NEVER CAUGHT IT. HIS COMMENT 'CHKLIST COMPLETE' LED ME TO BELIEVE IT ACTUALLY WAS. ADVANCED PWR FOR TKOF AND THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. FIGURED IT WAS THE TRIM NEAR THE END OF THE GREEN BAND, AND NEARLY LOST IT WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FLAPS UP. MADE A SLOW SPD REJECT, SET THE FLAPS, RAN THE LIST, MADE A BULLSHIT EXCUSE TO THE FOLKS, AND AM NOW CONFESSING ALL.

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.