An small aircraft got lost in the fog at lex airport.

Attributes
ACN	262182
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lex
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 5660
ASRS Report	262182
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Having been below takeoff minimums at 1400 RVR, visibility had come up to 1600 momentarily, and we'd been cleared for takeoff. As roll was started (no more than 30-40 KTS estimated) tower called us and started to cancel our takeoff clearance (pause) unless we'd begun our roll. We had, stated so, and continued. About 2 long seconds later, tower commanded, 'abort your takeoff!' we did at about 60 KTS, and as we cleared onto taxiway A2, tower stated he would advise reasoning/cause in a min. After clearing us back to approach end of runway 4 again, tower advised that a small plane (I think he said a cessna) had called on ground frequency (having been cleared to runway 4 via 'alpha' taxiway) to say he was lost in the fog and didn't know where on the airport he was. All this occurred just as we were starting our takeoff roll. With the cessna's start point somewhere near the departure end of runway 4 and visions of 'detroit and brand X' dancing in their heads, the tower surmised it was best to make sure we stopped instead of continuing. We agreed, especially since we weren't going very fast. All in all, it was a good call. P.south. We never heard if the cessna really had gotten onto the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA GOT LOST IN THE FOG AT LEX ARPT.

Narrative: HAVING BEEN BELOW TKOF MINIMUMS AT 1400 RVR, VISIBILITY HAD COME UP TO 1600 MOMENTARILY, AND WE'D BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. AS ROLL WAS STARTED (NO MORE THAN 30-40 KTS ESTIMATED) TWR CALLED US AND STARTED TO CANCEL OUR TKOF CLRNC (PAUSE) UNLESS WE'D BEGUN OUR ROLL. WE HAD, STATED SO, AND CONTINUED. ABOUT 2 LONG SECONDS LATER, TWR COMMANDED, 'ABORT YOUR TKOF!' WE DID AT ABOUT 60 KTS, AND AS WE CLRED ONTO TXWY A2, TWR STATED HE WOULD ADVISE REASONING/CAUSE IN A MIN. AFTER CLRING US BACK TO APCH END OF RWY 4 AGAIN, TWR ADVISED THAT A SMALL PLANE (I THINK HE SAID A CESSNA) HAD CALLED ON GND FREQ (HAVING BEEN CLRED TO RWY 4 VIA 'ALPHA' TXWY) TO SAY HE WAS LOST IN THE FOG AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ON THE ARPT HE WAS. ALL THIS OCCURRED JUST AS WE WERE STARTING OUR TKOF ROLL. WITH THE CESSNA'S START POINT SOMEWHERE NEAR THE DEP END OF RWY 4 AND VISIONS OF 'DETROIT AND BRAND X' DANCING IN THEIR HEADS, THE TWR SURMISED IT WAS BEST TO MAKE SURE WE STOPPED INSTEAD OF CONTINUING. WE AGREED, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WEREN'T GOING VERY FAST. ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A GOOD CALL. P.S. WE NEVER HEARD IF THE CESSNA REALLY HAD GOTTEN ONTO THE RWY.

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.