Flight crew of cpr advanced cockpit type forgot to reset altimeters out of 18000' on descent.

Attributes
ACN	175709
Time
Date	199104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hka
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tower : hou
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 6715 flight time type : 1940
ASRS Report	175709
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Learned a good lesson on cockpit management. Our normal procedure is to do a descent checklist as soon as we start out of altitude. On this leg we were deviating around an area of thunderstorms with the help of memphis center and our WX radar. Our checklist we use is on our radar screen. Once we leveled off at 5000' we realized we had missed the altimeter setting at 18000'. When you are distraction from your normal routine you must be very careful not to make a simple mistake like this one! From now on we will use a paper checklist and stay with our normal procedure at all times! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter advised that checklist is available on the radar scope and it is a good one with no opportunity to miss an item because of a thumb etc. But checklist is biased out if radar is in storm detection mode. So a card checklist is always available in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CPR ADVANCED COCKPIT TYPE FORGOT TO RESET ALTIMETERS OUT OF 18000' ON DESCENT.

Narrative: LEARNED A GOOD LESSON ON COCKPIT MGMNT. OUR NORMAL PROC IS TO DO A DSNT CHKLIST AS SOON AS WE START OUT OF ALT. ON THIS LEG WE WERE DEVIATING AROUND AN AREA OF TSTMS WITH THE HELP OF MEMPHIS CTR AND OUR WX RADAR. OUR CHKLIST WE USE IS ON OUR RADAR SCREEN. ONCE WE LEVELED OFF AT 5000' WE REALIZED WE HAD MISSED THE ALTIMETER SETTING AT 18000'. WHEN YOU ARE DISTR FROM YOUR NORMAL ROUTINE YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO MAKE A SIMPLE MISTAKE LIKE THIS ONE! FROM NOW ON WE WILL USE A PAPER CHKLIST AND STAY WITH OUR NORMAL PROC AT ALL TIMES! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR ADVISED THAT CHKLIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE RADAR SCOPE AND IT IS A GOOD ONE WITH NO OPPORTUNITY TO MISS AN ITEM BECAUSE OF A THUMB ETC. BUT CHKLIST IS BIASED OUT IF RADAR IS IN STORM DETECTION MODE. SO A CARD CHKLIST IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN THE COCKPIT.

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.