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Pilot of a C172 declared an emergency and return land on initial climb after takeoff due to the altimeter not working.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fxe |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 610 |
| ASRS Report | 415420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff from fxe, I noticed that the altimeter was not functioning. I tried the alternate static source but still nothing happened. I called tower and asked to return to the airport for landing and reported that my altimeter was inoperative. After turning crosswind and being cleared into the pattern, I then declared an emergency for safeness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C172 DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURN LAND ON INITIAL CLB AFTER TKOF DUE TO THE ALTIMETER NOT WORKING.
Narrative: ON TKOF FROM FXE, I NOTICED THAT THE ALTIMETER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I TRIED THE ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE BUT STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED TWR AND ASKED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT FOR LNDG AND RPTED THAT MY ALTIMETER WAS INOP. AFTER TURNING XWIND AND BEING CLRED INTO THE PATTERN, I THEN DECLARED AN EMER FOR SAFENESS.
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.