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The flight crew took off with the pitot cover installed. The flight crew returned and landed with the assistance of the radar controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337325 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : ewr |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL601 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 337325 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 94 flight time total : 11548 flight time type : 410 |
| ASRS Report | 337820 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Sortie was initially planned as an IFR departure from mem at XA45L to arrive ewr for a quick turn, XD15L departure with 1 passenger, and return to mem. Soon after landing at ewr the air crew was notified that the departure time was not XD15L, but XP15L. The aircraft was shut down, secured and pitot tube covers were installed. Air crew departed the FBO and checked into the airport hotel for day rooms. Air crew arrived at the FBO approximately XN30L to accomplish abbreviated checks, excluding an exterior inspection, due to the fact that an exterior inspection had already been accomplished for the first flight of the day, and prepared for an XP30L takeoff. Engine start and taxi were uneventful. All normal checks were accomplished to include a takeoff briefing. Air crew was cleared for takeoff on runway 11 for an EWR5 departure. Air crew initiated a takeoff for runway 11 and takeoff power was set at 90 percent. Airspeed was called alive, following a normal pause, awaiting an 80 KIAS call. Right seat called 'no airspeed,' followed by a command to 'abort.' left seat started to reduce power and noticed the aircraft starting to lift off from the runway, advanced power, and call to 'continue' the takeoff. Normal takeoff checks were accomplished. Right seat pilot assumed control of the aircraft on departure and left seat pilot proceeded with first officer duties. Air crew determined that all pitot static instruments were inoperative and requested no-gyro vectors for a visual approach to runway 4R. Approach control assisted air crew with altitude and ground speed readings. Air crew used known pitch and power settings for approach and landing. Normal before landing checks were accomplished. Landing and taxi were uneventful. After landing and engine shutdown checks were accomplished. Postflt inspections revealed pitot static covers installed on static tubes. Air crew immediately notified corporate operations of the situation and awaited assistance from memphis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC TOOK OFF WITH THE PITOT COVER INSTALLED. THE FLC RETURNED AND LANDED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE RADAR CTLR.
Narrative: SORTIE WAS INITIALLY PLANNED AS AN IFR DEP FROM MEM AT XA45L TO ARRIVE EWR FOR A QUICK TURN, XD15L DEP WITH 1 PAX, AND RETURN TO MEM. SOON AFTER LNDG AT EWR THE AIR CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE DEP TIME WAS NOT XD15L, BUT XP15L. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN, SECURED AND PITOT TUBE COVERS WERE INSTALLED. AIR CREW DEPARTED THE FBO AND CHKED INTO THE ARPT HOTEL FOR DAY ROOMS. AIR CREW ARRIVED AT THE FBO APPROX XN30L TO ACCOMPLISH ABBREVIATED CHKS, EXCLUDING AN EXTERIOR INSPECTION, DUE TO THE FACT THAT AN EXTERIOR INSPECTION HAD ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY, AND PREPARED FOR AN XP30L TKOF. ENG START AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. ALL NORMAL CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED TO INCLUDE A TKOF BRIEFING. AIR CREW WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 11 FOR AN EWR5 DEP. AIR CREW INITIATED A TKOF FOR RWY 11 AND TKOF PWR WAS SET AT 90 PERCENT. AIRSPD WAS CALLED ALIVE, FOLLOWING A NORMAL PAUSE, AWAITING AN 80 KIAS CALL. R SEAT CALLED 'NO AIRSPD,' FOLLOWED BY A COMMAND TO 'ABORT.' L SEAT STARTED TO REDUCE PWR AND NOTICED THE ACFT STARTING TO LIFT OFF FROM THE RWY, ADVANCED PWR, AND CALL TO 'CONTINUE' THE TKOF. NORMAL TKOF CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. R SEAT PLT ASSUMED CTL OF THE ACFT ON DEP AND L SEAT PLT PROCEEDED WITH FO DUTIES. AIR CREW DETERMINED THAT ALL PITOT STATIC INSTS WERE INOP AND REQUESTED NO-GYRO VECTORS FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 4R. APCH CTL ASSISTED AIR CREW WITH ALT AND GND SPD READINGS. AIR CREW USED KNOWN PITCH AND PWR SETTINGS FOR APCH AND LNDG. NORMAL BEFORE LNDG CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. LNDG AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LNDG AND ENG SHUTDOWN CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. POSTFLT INSPECTIONS REVEALED PITOT STATIC COVERS INSTALLED ON STATIC TUBES. AIR CREW IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED CORPORATE OPS OF THE SIT AND AWAITED ASSISTANCE FROM MEMPHIS.
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.