Narrative:

During the takeoff roll at approximately 90 KIAS, the aircraft experienced a loud noise similar to an explosion. It veered to the right and steering became difficult with an unusual vibration. The takeoff was immediately aborted and the aircraft was maintained on the runway. ATC tower observed the abort and instructed us to exit the runway on the left. I turned at the first available next turn which was runway 9R ATC tower immediately advised that they had intended us to turn on the first available taxiway not onto the runway 9R. We immediately cleared runway 9R as advised, and at no time was the safety of our aircraft or any other aircraft utilizing runway 9R in jeopardy as a result of this maneuver. The intensity of our situation coupled with the fact that it was peak operating hour and operations were being conducted to converging and intersecting runways contributed to the situation. This was merely a miscom error, I believe on both parts or maybe just my part. Instructions were being issued to several aircraft at the time and I could have missed part of the transmission. Possibly we should have verified the immediate turn with ATC, and clarified his instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ABORTS TKOF THEN ENTERS ACTIVE RWY WHEN TAXIING OFF.

Narrative: DURING THE TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 90 KIAS, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO AN EXPLOSION. IT VEERED TO THE R AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT WITH AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION. THE TKOF WAS IMMEDIATELY ABORTED AND THE ACFT WAS MAINTAINED ON THE RWY. ATC TWR OBSERVED THE ABORT AND INSTRUCTED US TO EXIT THE RWY ON THE L. I TURNED AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE NEXT TURN WHICH WAS RWY 9R ATC TWR IMMEDIATELY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD INTENDED US TO TURN ON THE FIRST AVAILABLE TXWY NOT ONTO THE RWY 9R. WE IMMEDIATELY CLRED RWY 9R AS ADVISED, AND AT NO TIME WAS THE SAFETY OF OUR ACFT OR ANY OTHER ACFT UTILIZING RWY 9R IN JEOPARDY AS A RESULT OF THIS MANEUVER. THE INTENSITY OF OUR SIT COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT IT WAS PEAK OPERATING HR AND OPS WERE BEING CONDUCTED TO CONVERGING AND INTERSECTING RWYS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SIT. THIS WAS MERELY A MISCOM ERROR, I BELIEVE ON BOTH PARTS OR MAYBE JUST MY PART. INSTRUCTIONS WERE BEING ISSUED TO SEVERAL ACFT AT THE TIME AND I COULD HAVE MISSED PART OF THE XMISSION. POSSIBLY WE SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED THE IMMEDIATE TURN WITH ATC, AND CLARIFIED HIS INSTRUCTIONS.

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.