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MD80 crew was given the wrong qnh altimeter setting in arrival at oma. This resulted in a 1 inch error or 1000 ft. Overshoot in altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma.airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 508679 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 508679 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Descending into oma. ZMP gave us oma altimeter as 30.59. Oma approach cleared us to 3000 ft. At 3700 ft on our altimeter, oma approach said we should have leveled at 3000 ft. I looked at the radio altimeter and it was going from 1300 ft AGL to 1200 ft AGL! We started a climb and asked what the altimeter setting was. Oma said it was 29.59! We put that setting in and landed safely. On exiting the runway, we again dialed up the ATIS and it was broadcasting the incorrect altimeter of 30.59. We told the tower and they took the ATIS off the air.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW WAS GIVEN THE WRONG QNH ALTIMETER SETTING IN ARR AT OMA. THIS RESULTED IN A 1 INCH ERROR OR 1000 FT. OVERSHOOT IN ALT.
Narrative: DSNDING INTO OMA. ZMP GAVE US OMA ALTIMETER AS 30.59. OMA APCH CLRED US TO 3000 FT. AT 3700 FT ON OUR ALTIMETER, OMA APCH SAID WE SHOULD HAVE LEVELED AT 3000 FT. I LOOKED AT THE RADIO ALTIMETER AND IT WAS GOING FROM 1300 FT AGL TO 1200 FT AGL! WE STARTED A CLB AND ASKED WHAT THE ALTIMETER SETTING WAS. OMA SAID IT WAS 29.59! WE PUT THAT SETTING IN AND LANDED SAFELY. ON EXITING THE RWY, WE AGAIN DIALED UP THE ATIS AND IT WAS BROADCASTING THE INCORRECT ALTIMETER OF 30.59. WE TOLD THE TWR AND THEY TOOK THE ATIS OFF THE AIR.
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.