A DHC8-300 captain rejected the takeoff when the propeller RPM oversped to 1;217 RPM.

Attributes
ACN	953859
Time
Date	201106
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Propeller Control
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 9114 Flight Crew Type 8145
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Rejected takeoff due to propeller overspeed on the number 2 engine. Propeller reached 1;217 prm for 1 second. Captain was pilot flying. I was pilot not flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC8-300 Captain rejected the takeoff when the propeller RPM oversped to 1;217 RPM.

Narrative: Rejected takeoff due to propeller overspeed on the number 2 engine. Propeller reached 1;217 PRM for 1 second. Captain was pilot flying. I was pilot not flying.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.