Pilot sliding window not latched on takeoff. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	242846
Time
Date	199306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rnt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	242846
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon departure captain's window hatch was unsecured and blew open. He retarded throttles and aborted takeoff. First officer told ATC we were aborted. We secured hatch and taxied as instructed to opposite end (since they turned airport around). We then took off without further incident on runway 9R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT SLIDING WINDOW NOT LATCHED ON TKOF. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: UPON DEP CAPT'S WINDOW HATCH WAS UNSECURED AND BLEW OPEN. HE RETARDED THROTTLES AND ABORTED TKOF. FO TOLD ATC WE WERE ABORTED. WE SECURED HATCH AND TAXIED AS INSTRUCTED TO OPPOSITE END (SINCE THEY TURNED ARPT AROUND). WE THEN TOOK OFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON RWY 9R.

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.