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CL60 flight crew fails to set current altimeter prior to takeoff at teb. Nearly one inch difference in pressure results in a leveloff at +/- 500 ft AGL vice 1500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 685387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL601 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : teb 5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 685387 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Checked in with departure and reported altitude. Controller reported a different altitude. Crew realized previous night arrival altimeter setting of 30.50 was set; rather than current of setting of 29.54. PF had completed all aircraft preflight checks and configuration; while PNF paid fuel bill and checked WX. PF had written down ATIS but both pilots failed to note altimeter. My biggest concern was my awareness of newark airport traffic; but fortunately for us we were low rather than high and in visual conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL60 FLT CREW FAILS TO SET CURRENT ALTIMETER PRIOR TO TKOF AT TEB. NEARLY ONE INCH DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE RESULTS IN A LEVELOFF AT +/- 500 FT AGL VICE 1500 FT.
Narrative: CHKED IN WITH DEP AND RPTED ALTITUDE. CTLR RPTED A DIFFERENT ALTITUDE. CREW REALIZED PREVIOUS NIGHT ARR ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.50 WAS SET; RATHER THAN CURRENT OF SETTING OF 29.54. PF HAD COMPLETED ALL ACFT PREFLT CHECKS AND CONFIGURATION; WHILE PNF PAID FUEL BILL AND CHKED WX. PF HAD WRITTEN DOWN ATIS BUT BOTH PLTS FAILED TO NOTE ALTIMETER. MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS MY AWARENESS OF NEWARK ARPT TFC; BUT FORTUNATELY FOR US WE WERE LOW RATHER THAN HIGH AND IN VISUAL CONDITIONS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.