PC12 flight crew reported requesting priority handling with ATC after noticing unreliable airspeed i...

Attributes
ACN	1678360
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 1670 Flight Crew Type 780
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 650 Flight Crew Type 120
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Upon reaching cruise and after cross checking [our] airspeed indicators we noticed that the readings were not accurate. We ran the QRH and determined that we had either or both a pitot and static system failure. We [requested priority handling] with center; and continued flight towards ZZZ as [that] was [the] best option to stay VMC. Stayed VMC going into ZZZ and landed visually on runway X with no issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PC12 flight crew reported requesting priority handling with ATC after noticing unreliable airspeed indications.

Narrative: Upon reaching cruise and after cross checking [our] airspeed indicators we noticed that the readings were not accurate. We ran the QRH and determined that we had either or both a pitot and static system failure. We [requested priority handling] with Center; and continued flight towards ZZZ as [that] was [the] best option to stay VMC. Stayed VMC going into ZZZ and landed visually on Runway X with no issues.

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.