During roll from takeoff on runway 01 at dca, PIC aborts when he spots an aircraft landing runway 33...

Attributes
ACN	516069
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 168 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	516069
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were in position (holding runway 01 at dca) waiting for takeoff clearance. I saw the light twin out my window high (approximately 400-500 ft) eastbound and I assumed him to be landing at edwards. We were given takeoff clearance and I advanced throttles to toga power at about 40-50 KTS the captain (looking over my shoulder) spots the twin at about 150 ft on final to runway 33. He immediately took control of the aircraft and initiated an abort. Tower was advised of abort, manual braking was applied. A reverse turn was made on to runway 22 and act stopped. Brake temperatures were checked and were within takeoff limits. We returned to penalty box consulted communication, performed checklist and requested/advised tower we were declaring the abort due to near miss/traffic conflict. Requested tower comply with pilot declared near miss and requested tower phone number. We requested our disp to contact tower. He did and dca tower said there was no conflict and no investigation planned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING ROLL FROM TKOF ON RWY 01 AT DCA, PIC ABORTS WHEN HE SPOTS AN ACFT LNDG RWY 33.

Narrative: WE WERE IN POS (HOLDING RWY 01 AT DCA) WAITING FOR TKOF CLRNC. I SAW THE LIGHT TWIN OUT MY WINDOW HIGH (APPROX 400-500 FT) EBOUND AND I ASSUMED HIM TO BE LNDG AT EDWARDS. WE WERE GIVEN TKOF CLRNC AND I ADVANCED THROTTLES TO TOGA PWR AT ABOUT 40-50 KTS THE CAPT (LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER) SPOTS THE TWIN AT ABOUT 150 FT ON FINAL TO RWY 33. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND INITIATED AN ABORT. TWR WAS ADVISED OF ABORT, MANUAL BRAKING WAS APPLIED. A REVERSE TURN WAS MADE ON TO RWY 22 AND ACT STOPPED. BRAKE TEMPS WERE CHECKED AND WERE WITHIN TKOF LIMITS. WE RETURNED TO PENALTY BOX CONSULTED COM, PERFORMED CHECKLIST AND REQUESTED/ADVISED TWR WE WERE DECLARING THE ABORT DUE TO NEAR MISS/TFC CONFLICT. REQUESTED TWR COMPLY WITH PLT DECLARED NEAR MISS AND REQUESTED TWR PHONE NUMBER. WE REQUESTED OUR DISP TO CONTACT TWR. HE DID AND DCA TWR SAID THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND NO INVESTIGATION PLANNED.

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.