Extremely low time captain of BE190 return land at pir after finding out first officer left pitot co...

Attributes
ACN	571376
Time
Date	200301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pir.airport
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 746 flight time type : 97
ASRS Report	571376
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Returned to airport in pierre, sc, due to pitot tube cover still on aircraft on first officer's side. Noticed while taking off (takeoff roll). I noticed first officer tapping on his asi. Asi eventually showed correct airspeed. First officer called 80 KTS, xchk, V1, V2, vr. During climb out, I noticed a flapping noise on the first officer's side of aircraft. First officer stated that the pitot mast cover must still be on. I immediately stated we needed to return to the airport. Did quick return checklist and approach checklist. Called company and stated we would be returning to the airport. All indications on captain's asi were normal at all times. After returning to airport, called maintenance control and dispatch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXTREMELY LOW TIME CAPT OF BE190 RETURN LAND AT PIR AFTER FINDING OUT FO LEFT PITOT COVER ON.

Narrative: RETURNED TO ARPT IN PIERRE, SC, DUE TO PITOT TUBE COVER STILL ON ACFT ON FO'S SIDE. NOTICED WHILE TAKING OFF (TKOF ROLL). I NOTICED FO TAPPING ON HIS ASI. ASI EVENTUALLY SHOWED CORRECT AIRSPD. FO CALLED 80 KTS, XCHK, V1, V2, VR. DURING CLBOUT, I NOTICED A FLAPPING NOISE ON THE FO'S SIDE OF ACFT. FO STATED THAT THE PITOT MAST COVER MUST STILL BE ON. I IMMEDIATELY STATED WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. DID QUICK RETURN CHKLIST AND APCH CHKLIST. CALLED COMPANY AND STATED WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE ARPT. ALL INDICATIONS ON CAPT'S ASI WERE NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. AFTER RETURNING TO ARPT, CALLED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH.

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.

Extremely low time captain of BE190 return land at pir after finding out first officer left pitot cover on.