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A commercial pilot flying a bonanza (A36) failed to set his altimeter, upon departure from fsd, resulting in a 300 ft altitude discrepancy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fsd.airport |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 1250 |
| ASRS Report | 485810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After receiving my departure clearance, I failed to set my altimeter. After being handed off to departure, I reported my altitude and the departure control acknowledged. Upon leveling off at 5000 ft, the controller asked me to confirm level at 5000 ft. My altimeter indicated 5000 ft, but upon further inspection, I realized I hadn't set my altimeter, resulting in a 800 ft deviation from my assigned altitude. In the future, I will be more thorough with my checklist (radio checked) prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL PLT FLYING A BONANZA (A36) FAILED TO SET HIS ALTIMETER, UPON DEP FROM FSD, RESULTING IN A 300 FT ALT DISCREPANCY.
Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING MY DEP CLRNC, I FAILED TO SET MY ALTIMETER. AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO DEP, I RPTED MY ALT AND THE DEP CTL ACKNOWLEDGED. UPON LEVELING OFF AT 5000 FT, THE CTLR ASKED ME TO CONFIRM LEVEL AT 5000 FT. MY ALTIMETER INDICATED 5000 FT, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I REALIZED I HADN'T SET MY ALTIMETER, RESULTING IN A 800 FT DEV FROM MY ASSIGNED ALT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE MORE THOROUGH WITH MY CHKLIST (RADIO CHKED) PRIOR TO DEP.
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.