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A BE400 flight crew admitted they misset their altimeters which resulted in a 1000 ft error which was discovered in N90's airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 614033 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : teb.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : teb.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 614033 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 613855 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : low alt alert other controllera |
| 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:
All altimeters were off by 1000 ft due to crew error in setting pressure in kollsman window. Crew was distracted at start up and set 30.59 instead of 29.59. The chain of events that led to this mistake was mainly complacency followed by a complicated SID and numerous tasks. More time should be taken before aircraft movement. Low altitude alert by new york departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE400 FLT CREW ADMITTED THEY MISSET THEIR ALTIMETERS WHICH RESULTED IN A 1000 FT ERROR WHICH WAS DISCOVERED IN N90'S AIRSPACE.
Narrative: ALL ALTIMETERS WERE OFF BY 1000 FT DUE TO CREW ERROR IN SETTING PRESSURE IN KOLLSMAN WINDOW. CREW WAS DISTRACTED AT START UP AND SET 30.59 INSTEAD OF 29.59. THE CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THIS MISTAKE WAS MAINLY COMPLACENCY FOLLOWED BY A COMPLICATED SID AND NUMEROUS TASKS. MORE TIME SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE ACFT MOVEMENT. LOW ALT ALERT BY NEW YORK 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.