Small transport has pitot static instruments failure after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	189269
Time
Date	199109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btv
State Reference	VT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : btv
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 11987 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	189269
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

The aircraft was just out of an annual and had the pitot/static/transponder encoder certifications done. The preflight was rushed as we were late in getting started. All normal until a few seconds into the climb the airspeed started to fall off but the altitude appeared correct. We requested a return for landing but on downwind all indications seemed ok, so we elected to continue on. We were given a climb and a few seconds later all indications, airspeed and altitude went crazy. So we returned for a landing. Knowing the problem was around the pitot/static system that was the first place we checked. This aircraft has the static source as part of the pitot tube. The company that did the static tests forgot to remove the tape they put around the pitot tubes static vents. The tape they used was almost the same color (gray) as the tube itself and the light under the wing made the two blend together. The tape was removed and the flight continued on uneventfully. 1) after any maintenance, check the aircraft more carefully. 2) should have landed at the first indication of trouble, these problems don't just vanish. 3) maintenance should not use the same color tape and if they must they should red flag it. The bottom line...the hurrier I am, the behinder I get!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAS PITOT STATIC INSTS FAILURE AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS JUST OUT OF AN ANNUAL AND HAD THE PITOT/STATIC/TRANSPONDER ENCODER CERTIFICATIONS DONE. THE PREFLT WAS RUSHED AS WE WERE LATE IN GETTING STARTED. ALL NORMAL UNTIL A FEW SECONDS INTO THE CLB THE AIRSPD STARTED TO FALL OFF BUT THE ALT APPEARED CORRECT. WE REQUESTED A RETURN FOR LNDG BUT ON DOWNWIND ALL INDICATIONS SEEMED OK, SO WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON. WE WERE GIVEN A CLB AND A FEW SECONDS LATER ALL INDICATIONS, AIRSPD AND ALT WENT CRAZY. SO WE RETURNED FOR A LNDG. KNOWING THE PROBLEM WAS AROUND THE PITOT/STATIC SYS THAT WAS THE FIRST PLACE WE CHKED. THIS ACFT HAS THE STATIC SOURCE AS PART OF THE PITOT TUBE. THE COMPANY THAT DID THE STATIC TESTS FORGOT TO REMOVE THE TAPE THEY PUT AROUND THE PITOT TUBES STATIC VENTS. THE TAPE THEY USED WAS ALMOST THE SAME COLOR (GRAY) AS THE TUBE ITSELF AND THE LIGHT UNDER THE WING MADE THE TWO BLEND TOGETHER. THE TAPE WAS REMOVED AND THE FLT CONTINUED ON UNEVENTFULLY. 1) AFTER ANY MAINT, CHK THE ACFT MORE CAREFULLY. 2) SHOULD HAVE LANDED AT THE FIRST INDICATION OF TROUBLE, THESE PROBLEMS DON'T JUST VANISH. 3) MAINT SHOULD NOT USE THE SAME COLOR TAPE AND IF THEY MUST THEY SHOULD RED FLAG IT. THE BOTTOM LINE...THE HURRIER I AM, THE BEHINDER I GET!

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.