Cpr light transport uses wrong altimeter setting. Altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	235837
Time
Date	199303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4900 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : cgx
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	235837
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were instructed to cross mugzy intersection at 6000 ft. Descent was planned and carried out accordingly. On passing 18000 altitude was set to 30.69, which was the setting the copilot had written on the landing data card after listening to ATIS. Controller asked us our altitude and stated that we were reporting 4900 ft. Copilot replied we were indicating 6000. I told him to confirm the altimeter with center. Center stated altimeter as 29.71. We reset altimeters, noted 5000 MSL and immediately climbed back to 6000. Contributing factors: 1. Copilot has evidenced hearing problems. 2. These are aggravated by noise of windshield heat during descent. 3. Because of 1 and 2 copilot did not hear ATIS information correctly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR LTT USES WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING. ALTDEV.

Narrative: WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS MUGZY INTXN AT 6000 FT. DSCNT WAS PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT ACCORDINGLY. ON PASSING 18000 ALT WAS SET TO 30.69, WHICH WAS THE SETTING THE COPLT HAD WRITTEN ON THE LNDG DATA CARD AFTER LISTENING TO ATIS. CTLR ASKED US OUR ALT AND STATED THAT WE WERE RPTING 4900 FT. COPLT REPLIED WE WERE INDICATING 6000. I TOLD HIM TO CONFIRM THE ALTIMETER WITH CTR. CTR STATED ALTIMETER AS 29.71. WE RESET ALTIMETERS, NOTED 5000 MSL AND IMMEDIATELY CLBED BACK TO 6000. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1. COPLT HAS EVIDENCED HEARING PROBS. 2. THESE ARE AGGRAVATED BY NOISE OF WINDSHIELD HEAT DURING DSCNT. 3. BECAUSE OF 1 AND 2 COPLT DID NOT HEAR ATIS INFO CORRECTLY.

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.