DH8 captain did not set his altimeter to qne at the transition level.

Attributes
ACN	468920
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mfr.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	468920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying from medford, or, to seattle, wa, I did not set 29.92 into my altimeter. Center did not question the difference in altitude. There were no conflicts with any other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DH8 CAPT DID NOT SET HIS ALTIMETER TO QNE AT THE TRANSITION LEVEL.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING FROM MEDFORD, OR, TO SEATTLE, WA, I DID NOT SET 29.92 INTO MY ALTIMETER. CTR DID NOT QUESTION THE DIFFERENCE IN ALT. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.

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.