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Captain failed to set his altimeter to current setting before takeoff. At 8000' departure controller advised transponder reading high and gave current altim setting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lse |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors enroute airway : cmh |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2850 flight time type : 430 |
| ASRS Report | 162461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain showed up at the airplane the same time as the passengers. Then he got in a hurry and skipped over setting his altimeter when the checklist was read. This made him around 500' off his altitude when he leveled off at 8000'. Departure called and said mode C indicated we was high and gave us a new altimeter setting. This probably could have been avoided if he would show up at the airport earlier.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT FAILED TO SET HIS ALTIMETER TO CURRENT SETTING BEFORE TKOF. AT 8000' DEP CTLR ADVISED TRANSPONDER READING HIGH AND GAVE CURRENT ALTIM SETTING.
Narrative: CAPT SHOWED UP AT THE AIRPLANE THE SAME TIME AS THE PAXS. THEN HE GOT IN A HURRY AND SKIPPED OVER SETTING HIS ALTIMETER WHEN THE CHKLIST WAS READ. THIS MADE HIM AROUND 500' OFF HIS ALT WHEN HE LEVELED OFF AT 8000'. DEP CALLED AND SAID MODE C INDICATED WE WAS HIGH AND GAVE US A NEW ALTIMETER SETTING. THIS PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF HE WOULD SHOW UP AT THE ARPT EARLIER.
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.