Copied altimeter setting on ATIS, 31 pt 13. Actual setting should have been 30 pt 13.

Attributes
ACN	100242
Time
Date	198812
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	100242
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Cleared to descend and cross 45 mi northwest mia VOR at 16000'. Much radio congestion, wrong frequency given for mia approach. No altimeter setting given by mia center or approach control. Difficult time getting altimeter from mia ATIS. Read 31.13, leveled at 16000', was advised the altimeter was 30.13. Corrected altimeter and altitude. No aircraft conflict. Flight crew and mia working with stars that are not published. Much too much communication congestion. Need altitude given by center or approach control prior to descending through 18000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COPIED ALTIMETER SETTING ON ATIS, 31 PT 13. ACTUAL SETTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN 30 PT 13.

Narrative: CLRED TO DSND AND CROSS 45 MI NW MIA VOR AT 16000'. MUCH RADIO CONGESTION, WRONG FREQ GIVEN FOR MIA APCH. NO ALTIMETER SETTING GIVEN BY MIA CENTER OR APCH CTL. DIFFICULT TIME GETTING ALTIMETER FROM MIA ATIS. READ 31.13, LEVELED AT 16000', WAS ADVISED THE ALTIMETER WAS 30.13. CORRECTED ALTIMETER AND ALT. NO ACFT CONFLICT. FLC AND MIA WORKING WITH STARS THAT ARE NOT PUBLISHED. MUCH TOO MUCH COM CONGESTION. NEED ALT GIVEN BY CENTER OR APCH CTL PRIOR TO DSNDING THROUGH 18000'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.