Altitude deviation on descent when reporter pilot forgot to set correct altimeter. Reporter says he leveled at an incorrect altitude and off course because of unfamiliarity with the procedure.

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Attributes
ACN	337110
Time
Date	199605
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : msp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	337110
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On gopher 1 arrival, forgot to set altimeter after leaving flight levels. This was due to trouble identing an intersection -- was not queried by ATC and no conflict occurred. Temporarily, I leveled off at the incorrect altitude and slightly off course due to unfamiliarity with procedure and difficulty receiving the msp VOR on the 333 degree radial.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ON DSCNT WHEN RPTR PLT FORGOT TO SET CORRECT ALTIMETER. RPTR SAYS HE LEVELED AT AN INCORRECT ALT AND OFF COURSE BECAUSE OF UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE PROC.

Narrative: ON GOPHER 1 ARR, FORGOT TO SET ALTIMETER AFTER LEAVING FLT LEVELS. THIS WAS DUE TO TROUBLE IDENTING AN INTXN -- WAS NOT QUERIED BY ATC AND NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. TEMPORARILY, I LEVELED OFF AT THE INCORRECT ALT AND SLIGHTLY OFF COURSE DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH PROC AND DIFFICULTY RECEIVING THE MSP VOR ON THE 333 DEG RADIAL.

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.