Narrative:

'Ok, your leg, let's go.' I completed the checklist and the captain advanced the power levers, while my hand was on the bottom of the levers. Just about 70 KTS I looked to the left, saw a J-31 on landing roll coming at us on a crossing runway. I instantly pulled the power levers back, stepped on the brakes and then had time to say 'abort.' then ATC said stop takeoff roll. The captain finished slowing the aircraft as we exited the runway. In my mind I feel 3 things led to this: 1) discussing the recent air carrier crash before takeoff. 2) the flight attendant saying 'ready for takeoff north the middle of our checklist. 3) the fact that I did the takeoff PA at the last moment. I will in the future make sure 1 checklist is totally complete before starting another. And I am very glad that I caught 'our' mistake before there was an accident or ATC had to say stop. This was no doubt a learning experience. Supplemental information from acn 276247: we were cleared to taxi past ATC delayed aircraft waiting for takeoff on runway 18L. Operations were being conducted on the intersecting runway 5 also. We were cleared into position and hold. For some unexplained reason, I began the takeoff roll. There was an aircraft landing on runway 5 which, had we continued the takeoff, may have become a conflict.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF STARTED, THEN ABORTED, WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: 'OK, YOUR LEG, LET'S GO.' I COMPLETED THE CHKLIST AND THE CAPT ADVANCED THE PWR LEVERS, WHILE MY HAND WAS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LEVERS. JUST ABOUT 70 KTS I LOOKED TO THE L, SAW A J-31 ON LNDG ROLL COMING AT US ON A XING RWY. I INSTANTLY PULLED THE PWR LEVERS BACK, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN HAD TIME TO SAY 'ABORT.' THEN ATC SAID STOP TKOF ROLL. THE CAPT FINISHED SLOWING THE ACFT AS WE EXITED THE RWY. IN MY MIND I FEEL 3 THINGS LED TO THIS: 1) DISCUSSING THE RECENT ACR CRASH BEFORE TKOF. 2) THE FLT ATTENDANT SAYING 'READY FOR TKOF N THE MIDDLE OF OUR CHKLIST. 3) THE FACT THAT I DID THE TKOF PA AT THE LAST MOMENT. I WILL IN THE FUTURE MAKE SURE 1 CHKLIST IS TOTALLY COMPLETE BEFORE STARTING ANOTHER. AND I AM VERY GLAD THAT I CAUGHT 'OUR' MISTAKE BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR ATC HAD TO SAY STOP. THIS WAS NO DOUBT A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 276247: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI PAST ATC DELAYED ACFT WAITING FOR TKOF ON RWY 18L. OPS WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON THE INTERSECTING RWY 5 ALSO. WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD. FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON, I BEGAN THE TKOF ROLL. THERE WAS AN ACFT LNDG ON RWY 5 WHICH, HAD WE CONTINUED THE TKOF, MAY HAVE BECOME A CONFLICT.

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.