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CL60 flight crew reported the first officer failed to remove the pitot covers on walkaround; citing the absence of red streamers on the covers as contributing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1021428 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| 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 | Challenger Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pitot-Static System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 3800 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Copilot was distracted by line personnel during initial walk around. Line personnel offered to 'pull the pins' and copilot agreed. Copilot did not verify that line personnel pulled the pins and the pitot covers. The pilot in command and the mission specialist both boarded the aircraft and missed that the pitot covers were still on the pitot tubes. Normal start and taxi sequence of events were uneventful. On initial takeoff; pilot not flying announced that there was no airspeed indications and called for an abort. Pilot flying aborted uneventfully. After returning to the chocks and shutting down engines; it was discovered that the pitot covers were left on the pitot tubes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL60 flight crew reported the First Officer failed to remove the pitot covers on walkaround; citing the absence of red streamers on the covers as contributing.
Narrative: Copilot was distracted by line personnel during initial walk around. Line personnel offered to 'pull the pins' and copilot agreed. Copilot did not verify that line personnel pulled the pins AND the pitot covers. The pilot in command and the mission specialist both boarded the aircraft and missed that the pitot covers were still on the pitot tubes. Normal start and taxi sequence of events were uneventful. On initial takeoff; pilot not flying announced that there was no airspeed indications and called for an abort. Pilot flying aborted uneventfully. After returning to the chocks and shutting down engines; it was discovered that the pitot covers were left on the pitot tubes.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.