A saab SF340 aborted its takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	264933
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	264933
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	264925
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

On takeoff roll, the automatic corson armed light failed to illuminate and arm, takeoff was aborted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the reporting captain states that 'automatic corson' is the term for autofeather in the saab SF340. The joke around the industry is that a swedish engineer named corson designed the system and wants to immortalize himself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB SF340 ABORTED ITS TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, THE AUTO CORSON ARMED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND ARM, TKOF WAS ABORTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE RPTING CAPT STATES THAT 'AUTO CORSON' IS THE TERM FOR AUTOFEATHER IN THE SAAB SF340. THE JOKE AROUND THE INDUSTRY IS THAT A SWEDISH ENGINEER NAMED CORSON DESIGNED THE SYS AND WANTS TO IMMORTALIZE HIMSELF.

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.