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An light transport jet freighter crew failed to remove a pitot cover during their preflight inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 224031 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lmt |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lmt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 224031 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When preflting aircraft, the pitot cover for the coplts instruments was not removed. This was not discovered until into the takeoff roll. Due to confusion when it was noticed that the airspds did not match, V2 was passed and a takeoff was made. As soon as we were airborne, I realized what had occurred and tool over control of the aircraft from the copilot who had made the takeoff. I asked for a return to the airport and made a normal landing. The cover was removed and the rest of the flight proceeded normally. The basic problem was complacency -- doing the preflight just like a hundred times before and not really paying attention to what I was doing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LTT JET FREIGHTER CREW FAILED TO REMOVE A PITOT COVER DURING THEIR PREFLT INSPECTION.
Narrative: WHEN PREFLTING ACFT, THE PITOT COVER FOR THE COPLTS INSTS WAS NOT REMOVED. THIS WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL INTO THE TKOF ROLL. DUE TO CONFUSION WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPDS DID NOT MATCH, V2 WAS PASSED AND A TKOF WAS MADE. AS SOON AS WE WERE AIRBORNE, I REALIZED WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND TOOL OVER CTL OF THE ACFT FROM THE COPLT WHO HAD MADE THE TKOF. I ASKED FOR A RETURN TO THE ARPT AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. THE COVER WAS REMOVED AND THE REST OF THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. THE BASIC PROBLEM WAS COMPLACENCY -- DOING THE PREFLT JUST LIKE A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE AND NOT REALLY PAYING ATTN TO WHAT I WAS DOING.
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.