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BE200 huron departed and on climb out altimeter quit functioning at 600 ft AGL. Airspeed indicator was normal on takeoff then bled off to zero, copilot instruments ok. Request return to airport. On ground inspection found tape over static ports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200/Huron |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 348189 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When set altimeter prior to taxi, noted it was about 200 ft higher than should be. On takeoff, airspeed and altitude were normal. Rotated at 105 KIAS. Airspeed reached 140 KIAS and then progressively dropped to zero on pilot side (copilot indicated normally). Also, altimeter froze at 600 ft AGL. Requested, through departure control, to return to field as soon as possible. Never more than 5 mi from airport (visibility = 20 mi) and airport always in sight. Returned and landed safely. On closer examination of static ports found masking tape over static ports, left following aircraft washing the day before. Removal of tape, instruments worked normally. Lesson learned: preflight done with flashlight at night. Will more closely examine all parts of airplane including actual touching of essential items.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE200 HURON DEPARTED AND ON CLBOUT ALTIMETER QUIT FUNCTIONING AT 600 FT AGL. AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS NORMAL ON TKOF THEN BLED OFF TO ZERO, COPLT INSTS OK. REQUEST RETURN TO ARPT. ON GND INSPECTION FOUND TAPE OVER STATIC PORTS.
Narrative: WHEN SET ALTIMETER PRIOR TO TAXI, NOTED IT WAS ABOUT 200 FT HIGHER THAN SHOULD BE. ON TKOF, AIRSPD AND ALT WERE NORMAL. ROTATED AT 105 KIAS. AIRSPD REACHED 140 KIAS AND THEN PROGRESSIVELY DROPPED TO ZERO ON PLT SIDE (COPLT INDICATED NORMALLY). ALSO, ALTIMETER FROZE AT 600 FT AGL. REQUESTED, THROUGH DEP CTL, TO RETURN TO FIELD ASAP. NEVER MORE THAN 5 MI FROM ARPT (VISIBILITY = 20 MI) AND ARPT ALWAYS IN SIGHT. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. ON CLOSER EXAMINATION OF STATIC PORTS FOUND MASKING TAPE OVER STATIC PORTS, LEFT FOLLOWING ACFT WASHING THE DAY BEFORE. REMOVAL OF TAPE, INSTS WORKED NORMALLY. LESSON LEARNED: PREFLT DONE WITH FLASHLIGHT AT NIGHT. WILL MORE CLOSELY EXAMINE ALL PARTS OF AIRPLANE INCLUDING ACTUAL TOUCHING OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS.
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.