Narrative:

Myself and first officer both thought we had been cleared for takeoff. We started takeoff roll, tower told us to stop. Tower said we were only cleared into position and hold. At later time, tower told us not to worry about the situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW MISTAKES POS AND HOLD CLRNC FOR TKOF CLRNC. THE LCL CTLR CATCHES THE ERROR AND THE TKOF IS REJECTED.

Narrative: MYSELF AND FO BOTH THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. WE STARTED TKOF ROLL, TWR TOLD US TO STOP. TWR SAID WE WERE ONLY CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD. AT LATER TIME, TWR TOLD US NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE SIT.

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.