Captain of commuter small transport is accused by a passenger boarding another flight of having vodk...

Attributes
ACN	125068
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	125068
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While boarding in aircraft for bgm, a passenger boarding another flight, accused me of having vodka added to my coffee. I did not have any alcohol in my coffee! I delayed my flight and called the chief pilot. System operations called in a reserve pilot to take my trip so I could take care of the appropriate paper work. I also have a statement from the bartender stating that he did not put anything in my coffee. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the service bar used is similar to those found at many airport terminals generally located very near the boarding areas. Since this incident the flight crews have been using a cafeteria serving food only and located away from passenger observance. The reporter never talked to the accuser but the chief pilot has received a written complaint. The reporter went to a hospital for a blood test but without a doctor's order they would not take a blood sample or do a blood test.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF COMMUTER SMT IS ACCUSED BY A PASSENGER BOARDING ANOTHER FLT OF HAVING VODKA PUT INTO A CUP OF COFFEE HE HAD ORDERED AT A TERMINAL COFFEE SANDWICH BAR.

Narrative: WHILE BOARDING IN ACFT FOR BGM, A PAX BOARDING ANOTHER FLT, ACCUSED ME OF HAVING VODKA ADDED TO MY COFFEE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ALCOHOL IN MY COFFEE! I DELAYED MY FLT AND CALLED THE CHIEF PLT. SYSTEM OPS CALLED IN A RESERVE PLT TO TAKE MY TRIP SO I COULD TAKE CARE OF THE APPROPRIATE PAPER WORK. I ALSO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE BARTENDER STATING THAT HE DID NOT PUT ANYTHING IN MY COFFEE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE SERVICE BAR USED IS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND AT MANY ARPT TERMINALS GENERALLY LOCATED VERY NEAR THE BOARDING AREAS. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE FLT CREWS HAVE BEEN USING A CAFETERIA SERVING FOOD ONLY AND LOCATED AWAY FROM PAX OBSERVANCE. THE REPORTER NEVER TALKED TO THE ACCUSER BUT THE CHIEF PLT HAS RECEIVED A WRITTEN COMPLAINT. THE REPORTER WENT TO A HOSPITAL FOR A BLOOD TEST BUT WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S ORDER THEY WOULD NOT TAKE A BLOOD SAMPLE OR DO A BLOOD TEST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Captain of commuter small transport is accused by a passenger boarding another flight of having vodka put into a cup of coffee he had ordered at a terminal coffee sandwich bar.