Light transport flight crew begins takeoff with no flaps.

Attributes
ACN	195124
Time
Date	199111
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	195124
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failure to select takeoff flaps for takeoff. Problem arose during the use of the checklist in the final preparation for takeoff. Company procedures don't require active participation by both crew members for selection of flaps for takeoff. Contributing factors: 1) waiting for flight attendant to prepare cabin for takeoff (as required by checklist). 2) FAA en route checks being conducted by FAA added to the stress of the otherwise normal routine operation. 3) checklist not requiring action by both crew members for selection of flap (first officer action/response only). 4) discovered on takeoff by aircraft oral warning. 5) takeoff flaps then selected by first officer and were set by 70 KTS (normal V1 speed was over 100 KTS).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT FLC BEGINS TKOF WITH NO FLAPS.

Narrative: FAILURE TO SELECT TKOF FLAPS FOR TKOF. PROBLEM AROSE DURING THE USE OF THE CHKLIST IN THE FINAL PREPARATION FOR TKOF. COMPANY PROCS DON'T REQUIRE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS FOR SELECTION OF FLAPS FOR TKOF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WAITING FOR FLT ATTENDANT TO PREPARE CABIN FOR TKOF (AS REQUIRED BY CHKLIST). 2) FAA ENRTE CHKS BEING CONDUCTED BY FAA ADDED TO THE STRESS OF THE OTHERWISE NORMAL ROUTINE OP. 3) CHKLIST NOT REQUIRING ACTION BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS FOR SELECTION OF FLAP (FO ACTION/RESPONSE ONLY). 4) DISCOVERED ON TKOF BY ACFT ORAL WARNING. 5) TKOF FLAPS THEN SELECTED BY FO AND WERE SET BY 70 KTS (NORMAL V1 SPD WAS OVER 100 KTS).

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.