Narrative:

This is a familiar story of 'haste makes waste' and always return to your routine if interrupted. As usual, the airport van was 30 mins late. It was night and the preflight was hurried. During the exterior inspection, as the gear pin was pulled, fuel poured out the overflow vent. The fueler and I both rushed to assure no fire resulted because the APU exhaust was close to the spill. As everything was controled, I continued the exterior preflight. All seemed normal when I counted 4 required gear pins and 2 pitot covers. All went normally until the takeoff roll. Our company CRM is to call 'airspeed alive' at first indication. In this case, when the PNF called this out, I realized my indicated airspeed indication was zero. I aborted the takeoff. When we returned to the ramp, I discovered that the first officer's pitot had a cover on it. Suddenly, I visualized what happened. Our normal procedure is to remove pins and covers and allow the captain to doublechk the number before flight. In this case, the fuel spill had disrupted my normal pattern and I by-passed the pitot cover. How could I have the 2 required covers then? Well, on this aircraft, it was supplied with a cover for the auxiliary pitot head and this is a rare occurrence. I had the normal. Pins and covers, but things weren't normal. No matter how many hours of experience one has, an airplane is unforgiving if you make mistakes of commission or omission. It was lesson well taken to always be safe because 'haste always makes waste.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT FO DID NOT REMOVE A PITOT TUBE COVER BEFORE TKOF AT TEB.

Narrative: THIS IS A FAMILIAR STORY OF 'HASTE MAKES WASTE' AND ALWAYS RETURN TO YOUR ROUTINE IF INTERRUPTED. AS USUAL, THE ARPT VAN WAS 30 MINS LATE. IT WAS NIGHT AND THE PREFLT WAS HURRIED. DURING THE EXTERIOR INSPECTION, AS THE GEAR PIN WAS PULLED, FUEL POURED OUT THE OVERFLOW VENT. THE FUELER AND I BOTH RUSHED TO ASSURE NO FIRE RESULTED BECAUSE THE APU EXHAUST WAS CLOSE TO THE SPILL. AS EVERYTHING WAS CTLED, I CONTINUED THE EXTERIOR PREFLT. ALL SEEMED NORMAL WHEN I COUNTED 4 REQUIRED GEAR PINS AND 2 PITOT COVERS. ALL WENT NORMALLY UNTIL THE TKOF ROLL. OUR COMPANY CRM IS TO CALL 'AIRSPD ALIVE' AT FIRST INDICATION. IN THIS CASE, WHEN THE PNF CALLED THIS OUT, I REALIZED MY INDICATED AIRSPD INDICATION WAS ZERO. I ABORTED THE TKOF. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE RAMP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FO'S PITOT HAD A COVER ON IT. SUDDENLY, I VISUALIZED WHAT HAPPENED. OUR NORMAL PROC IS TO REMOVE PINS AND COVERS AND ALLOW THE CAPT TO DOUBLECHK THE NUMBER BEFORE FLT. IN THIS CASE, THE FUEL SPILL HAD DISRUPTED MY NORMAL PATTERN AND I BY-PASSED THE PITOT COVER. HOW COULD I HAVE THE 2 REQUIRED COVERS THEN? WELL, ON THIS ACFT, IT WAS SUPPLIED WITH A COVER FOR THE AUX PITOT HEAD AND THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE. I HAD THE NORMAL. PINS AND COVERS, BUT THINGS WEREN'T NORMAL. NO MATTER HOW MANY HRS OF EXPERIENCE ONE HAS, AN AIRPLANE IS UNFORGIVING IF YOU MAKE MISTAKES OF COMMISSION OR OMISSION. IT WAS LESSON WELL TAKEN TO ALWAYS BE SAFE BECAUSE 'HASTE ALWAYS MAKES WASTE.'

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.