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Crew fails to reset altimeters descending through FL180 during arrival at buf.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : buf.vortac |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : buf.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 459970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 459969 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to some distraction during descent through FL180, altimeter setting on checklist was overlooked. Consequently, the pilot side altimeter was not set to appropriate pressure. After leveloff at 5000 ft MSL, approach control queried our indicated altitude. I replied that we were indicating 5000 ft. Upon second query by ATC, we discovered pilot side altimeter still set to 29.92. We corrected the altimeter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CREW FAILS TO RESET ALTIMETERS DSNDING THROUGH FL180 DURING ARR AT BUF.
Narrative: DUE TO SOME DISTR DURING DSCNT THROUGH FL180, ALTIMETER SETTING ON CHKLIST WAS OVERLOOKED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PLT SIDE ALTIMETER WAS NOT SET TO APPROPRIATE PRESSURE. AFTER LEVELOFF AT 5000 FT MSL, APCH CTL QUERIED OUR INDICATED ALT. I REPLIED THAT WE WERE INDICATING 5000 FT. UPON SECOND QUERY BY ATC, WE DISCOVERED PLT SIDE ALTIMETER STILL SET TO 29.92. WE CORRECTED THE ALTIMETER.
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.