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C172 flight instructor reported forgetting to reset the altimeter to the local setting resulting in a low altitude alert from ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1469162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DVT.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Airway V257 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 650 Flight Crew Type 550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Enroute to dvt; we were told to descend to 7;100 feet from our cruising altitude of 11;000 feet. On our descent; we obtained the current weather and began our checklist for descent. Upon reaching our designated indicated altitude of 7;100 feet; phoenix approach contacted us with a low altitude warning of 6;800 feet. We immediately started a climb and realized we had omitted changing the altimeter from our current setting of 30.29 to the dvt area altimeter setting of 29.97. After a few minutes; phoenix approach told us to contact them at their local number for a possible pilot deviation.corrective action: when obtaining current weather; always remember to set the current altimeter setting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 flight instructor reported forgetting to reset the altimeter to the local setting resulting in a low altitude alert from ATC.
Narrative: Enroute to DVT; we were told to descend to 7;100 feet from our cruising altitude of 11;000 feet. On our descent; we obtained the current weather and began our checklist for descent. Upon reaching our designated indicated altitude of 7;100 feet; Phoenix Approach contacted us with a low altitude warning of 6;800 feet. We immediately started a climb and realized we had omitted changing the altimeter from our current setting of 30.29 to the DVT area altimeter setting of 29.97. After a few minutes; Phoenix Approach told us to contact them at their local number for a Possible Pilot Deviation.Corrective Action: When obtaining current weather; always remember to set the current altimeter setting.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.