Flight crew of a saab SF34 aborted takeoff due to no airspeed indication caused by the airspeed pitot tube cover left on during preflight.

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Attributes
ACN	429648
Time
Date	199902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0 msl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	429648
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	429000
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff due to no airspeed indication on left side. Returned to gate and found pitot cover still installed on left side. Pitot cover was black, and red flags were not attached making the cover very difficult to see during the preflight, which took place in the dark. Cover was removed, flight continued as normal. No logbook entry was made by maintenance indicating covers installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SAAB SF34 ABORTED TKOF DUE TO NO AIRSPD INDICATION CAUSED BY THE AIRSPD PITOT TUBE COVER LEFT ON DURING PREFLT.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF DUE TO NO AIRSPD INDICATION ON L SIDE. RETURNED TO GATE AND FOUND PITOT COVER STILL INSTALLED ON L SIDE. PITOT COVER WAS BLACK, AND RED FLAGS WERE NOT ATTACHED MAKING THE COVER VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE PREFLT, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE DARK. COVER WAS REMOVED, FLT CONTINUED AS NORMAL. NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE BY MAINT INDICATING COVERS INSTALLED.

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.