B767 crew aborted the takeoff after the takeoff warning horn sounded on thrust application.

Attributes
ACN	596985
Time
Date	200310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	596985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkof warning horn other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon application of takeoff power, the takeoff warning horn sounded. Discontinued takeoff immediately (speed did not exceed 5 KIAS) and exited runway, advising tower. Discovered takeoff elevator trim setting to be in error, and corrected same. Re-ran checklists, re-entered takeoff sequence without incident. Checklist discipline is obviously a factor here, although I am usually quite the stickler for this and take great pride in my checklist discipline. I have no idea whether we just missed the item, or did the step but incorrectly so. We have recently removed a resetting of trim from the after landing checklist, which would be a contributing factor if the primary cause was our skipping the item completely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW ABORTED THE TKOF AFTER THE TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED ON THRUST APPLICATION.

Narrative: UPON APPLICATION OF TKOF PWR, THE TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. DISCONTINUED TKOF IMMEDIATELY (SPD DID NOT EXCEED 5 KIAS) AND EXITED RWY, ADVISING TWR. DISCOVERED TKOF ELEVATOR TRIM SETTING TO BE IN ERROR, AND CORRECTED SAME. RE-RAN CHKLISTS, RE-ENTERED TKOF SEQUENCE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHKLIST DISCIPLINE IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTOR HERE, ALTHOUGH I AM USUALLY QUITE THE STICKLER FOR THIS AND TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN MY CHKLIST DISCIPLINE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER WE JUST MISSED THE ITEM, OR DID THE STEP BUT INCORRECTLY SO. WE HAVE RECENTLY REMOVED A RESETTING OF TRIM FROM THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST, WHICH WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IF THE PRIMARY CAUSE WAS OUR SKIPPING THE ITEM COMPLETELY.

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.