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A C172 pilot, in a hurry deping kbjc, committed altitude and heading deviations resulting from inadequate preflight procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bjc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 524119 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Received clearance from ground. Was in hurry to get in line for the runup even though it would have only made the difference between #2 or #3. 1) failed to adjust altimeter for the local barometer setting resulting in a 500 ft vertical error. This was corrected during climb out but was an added distraction. 2) failed to dial transponder code for IFR clearance. After getting a good chew from tower, I had to dig for my clearance, dial it in, get another chew from tower for straying from heading. Tower wisely held me on his frequency before turning me over to denver departure. Lesson for me: (very simple) don't break the pre flight pattern. This is only 1 min of work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT, IN A HURRY DEPING KBJC, COMMITTED ALT AND HDG DEVS RESULTING FROM INADEQUATE PREFLT PROCS.
Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC FROM GND. WAS IN HURRY TO GET IN LINE FOR THE RUNUP EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD HAVE ONLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE BTWN #2 OR #3. 1) FAILED TO ADJUST ALTIMETER FOR THE LOCAL BAROMETER SETTING RESULTING IN A 500 FT VERTICAL ERROR. THIS WAS CORRECTED DURING CLBOUT BUT WAS AN ADDED DISTR. 2) FAILED TO DIAL XPONDER CODE FOR IFR CLRNC. AFTER GETTING A GOOD CHEW FROM TWR, I HAD TO DIG FOR MY CLRNC, DIAL IT IN, GET ANOTHER CHEW FROM TWR FOR STRAYING FROM HDG. TWR WISELY HELD ME ON HIS FREQ BEFORE TURNING ME OVER TO DENVER DEP. LESSON FOR ME: (VERY SIMPLE) DON'T BREAK THE PRE FLT PATTERN. THIS IS ONLY 1 MIN OF WORK.
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.