Inadequate preflight.

Attributes
ACN	284522
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cid
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	284522
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I walked in to work and the police and civil air patrol informed me that my ELT was going off. By the time I had taken care of this, it was nearing departure time. I picked up the WX and checked the tail of the aircraft for any dents of lightning strikes. (My first officer had already preflted of course.) I went around the right wing and nose and headed for the cabin door when I noticed the hydraulic fill can access panel was open. I closed it and entered the aircraft. The WX was 300 ft with 2 mi and it was my first officer's leg. We were cleared for takeoff and I gave the aircraft to my first officer. He began to bring the power up and only got the propellers on the governors, then said nothing. I looked at him to see if he was ok. He appeared to be, so I asked him, 'are you ok?' he responded with, 'set maximum power.' I did this and looked at his airspeed. We were now at 100 KTS. I called V1, vr, V2, looked at my side of the aircraft, and had no airspeed indication. The pitot tube cover had been left on. I should have called an abort as soon as I noticed that my first officer was not responding normally. I should have also taken more time to observe the preflight activities of my first officer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INADEQUATE PREFLT.

Narrative: I WALKED IN TO WORK AND THE POLICE AND CIVIL AIR PATROL INFORMED ME THAT MY ELT WAS GOING OFF. BY THE TIME I HAD TAKEN CARE OF THIS, IT WAS NEARING DEP TIME. I PICKED UP THE WX AND CHKED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT FOR ANY DENTS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES. (MY FO HAD ALREADY PREFLTED OF COURSE.) I WENT AROUND THE R WING AND NOSE AND HEADED FOR THE CABIN DOOR WHEN I NOTICED THE HYD FILL CAN ACCESS PANEL WAS OPEN. I CLOSED IT AND ENTERED THE ACFT. THE WX WAS 300 FT WITH 2 MI AND IT WAS MY FO'S LEG. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND I GAVE THE ACFT TO MY FO. HE BEGAN TO BRING THE PWR UP AND ONLY GOT THE PROPS ON THE GOVERNORS, THEN SAID NOTHING. I LOOKED AT HIM TO SEE IF HE WAS OK. HE APPEARED TO BE, SO I ASKED HIM, 'ARE YOU OK?' HE RESPONDED WITH, 'SET MAX PWR.' I DID THIS AND LOOKED AT HIS AIRSPD. WE WERE NOW AT 100 KTS. I CALLED V1, VR, V2, LOOKED AT MY SIDE OF THE ACFT, AND HAD NO AIRSPD INDICATION. THE PITOT TUBE COVER HAD BEEN LEFT ON. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED AN ABORT AS SOON AS I NOTICED THAT MY FO WAS NOT RESPONDING NORMALLY. I SHOULD HAVE ALSO TAKEN MORE TIME TO OBSERVE THE PREFLT ACTIVITIES OF MY FO.

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.