Narrative:

Preflted aircraft in darkness with aid of 2 'D' cell flashlight. Found tape on pitot static system static ports and removed it, during the aircraft preflight. Airspeed indications went to zero after takeoff. Uneventful landing made after a 5 min flight. Postflt inspection revealed tape on pitot tubes. Error chain: airplane was washed at night. Tape used instead of pitot tube covers. Inspector did not inspect work after washing. Pilot did not discover pitot tube tape but did find tape on static ports. Supplemental information from acn 351547: the captain and I exchanged greetings and he commented to me that he 'got the outside,' meaning he had the exterior preflight of the aircraft covered. The captain brief was standard. He wanted only one callout on takeoff, 'power set.' at torque setting I called, 'power set' within 4 seconds we rotated. I looked at my airspeed indicator and noticed it read below zero. I leaned back to try and look at the captain's airspeed indicator. It appeared to be up. I stated to the captain 'I'm not getting any airspeed.' we agreed to clean up and come back around for a landing. We landed without incidence. I feel that putting tape over flight components is dangerous and another method should be used. Standard callouts on takeoff would be helpful example, 'V1, rotate.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PITOT TUBE WITH TAPE OVER IT WAS MISSED DURING FLC TECHNIQUE PREFLT PROC. RETURN LAND AFTER ACFT EQUIP PROB OF NO AIRSPD INDICATION NOTED.

Narrative: PREFLTED ACFT IN DARKNESS WITH AID OF 2 'D' CELL FLASHLIGHT. FOUND TAPE ON PITOT STATIC SYS STATIC PORTS AND REMOVED IT, DURING THE ACFT PREFLT. AIRSPD INDICATIONS WENT TO ZERO AFTER TKOF. UNEVENTFUL LNDG MADE AFTER A 5 MIN FLT. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED TAPE ON PITOT TUBES. ERROR CHAIN: AIRPLANE WAS WASHED AT NIGHT. TAPE USED INSTEAD OF PITOT TUBE COVERS. INSPECTOR DID NOT INSPECT WORK AFTER WASHING. PLT DID NOT DISCOVER PITOT TUBE TAPE BUT DID FIND TAPE ON STATIC PORTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 351547: THE CAPT AND I EXCHANGED GREETINGS AND HE COMMENTED TO ME THAT HE 'GOT THE OUTSIDE,' MEANING HE HAD THE EXTERIOR PREFLT OF THE ACFT COVERED. THE CAPT BRIEF WAS STANDARD. HE WANTED ONLY ONE CALLOUT ON TKOF, 'POWER SET.' AT TORQUE SETTING I CALLED, 'POWER SET' WITHIN 4 SECONDS WE ROTATED. I LOOKED AT MY AIRSPD INDICATOR AND NOTICED IT READ BELOW ZERO. I LEANED BACK TO TRY AND LOOK AT THE CAPT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR. IT APPEARED TO BE UP. I STATED TO THE CAPT 'I'M NOT GETTING ANY AIRSPD.' WE AGREED TO CLEAN UP AND COME BACK AROUND FOR A LNDG. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE. I FEEL THAT PUTTING TAPE OVER FLT COMPONENTS IS DANGEROUS AND ANOTHER METHOD SHOULD BE USED. STANDARD CALLOUTS ON TKOF WOULD BE HELPFUL EXAMPLE, 'V1, ROTATE.'

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.