A300 flight crew reported a rejected takeoff due to no airspeed indication; after failing to ensure ...

Attributes
ACN	1491867
Time
Date	201710
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pitot-Static System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 2140
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

No airspeed indications on initial takeoff roll. Rejected at low speed. Exact speed was not known but rejected takeoff (rejected takeoff) braking didn't engage. During the initial walk around I noticed the pitot covers installed. I didn't see a mechanic so I completed the preflight. I then then found a mechanic. We discussed the previous day's aircraft problems that were addressed on my layover the day before. We also discussed various maintenance items on the airbus in general. I became distracted and forgot to mention to him the pitot covers were still installed. This event is my fault since I had initially noticed the covers installed and failed to remind him to remove them. To preclude an event like this in the future if I discover an irregularity I will immediately stop the preflight and have the issue addressed instead of completing the walk around and then addressing the issue. We do a similar scenario in the cockpit and then restart the checklist to make sure all items are complied with rather than guess where the checklist was stopped and potentially skip an item. Fatigue was not an issue as this was the beginning of the duty period and adequate rest was received at the hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 flight crew reported a rejected takeoff due to no airspeed indication; after failing to ensure the pitot covers were removed during preflight.

Narrative: No airspeed indications on initial takeoff roll. Rejected at low speed. Exact speed was not known but RTO (Rejected Takeoff) braking didn't engage. During the initial walk around I noticed the pitot covers installed. I didn't see a mechanic so I completed the preflight. I then then found a mechanic. We discussed the previous day's aircraft problems that were addressed on my layover the day before. We also discussed various maintenance items on the Airbus in general. I became distracted and forgot to mention to him the pitot covers were still installed. This event is my fault since I had initially noticed the covers installed and failed to remind him to remove them. To preclude an event like this in the future if I discover an irregularity I will immediately stop the preflight and have the issue addressed instead of completing the walk around and then addressing the issue. We do a similar scenario in the cockpit and then restart the checklist to make sure all items are complied with rather than guess where the checklist was stopped and potentially skip an item. Fatigue was not an issue as this was the beginning of the duty period and adequate rest was received at the hotel.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.