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Atx loaded and ready to go is stopped by FAA inspector before taxiing. When weight and balance was completed the aircraft was found to be over gross and there was no aircraft operations manual on board.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 131346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 131346 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had brought 3 passenger to bna the previous day, operating under far part 135, and was expecting to have the same return load. When 5 people showed up to return to columbus, I attempted to accommodate them. I did not recompute the weight and balance. Everyone was loaded aboard and the engines started, but I did not move the aircraft. Someone on the ground signalled for me to wait. After identing himself as an FAA inspector, he asked for my load manifest. Shutting the engines down and unloading the passenger, I proceeded to compute a new weight and balance. It was discovered that the aircraft was slightly overweight. During the ensuing ramp inspection, it was discovered that there was no company operations manual aboard the aircraft. At this point, I arranged for another commercial operator to export my passenger to columbus and I flew the aircraft home under far part 91.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX LOADED AND READY TO GO IS STOPPED BY FAA INSPECTOR BEFORE TAXIING. WHEN WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS COMPLETED THE ACFT WAS FOUND TO BE OVER GROSS AND THERE WAS NO ACFT OPERATIONS MANUAL ON BOARD.
Narrative: I HAD BROUGHT 3 PAX TO BNA THE PREVIOUS DAY, OPERATING UNDER FAR PART 135, AND WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE THE SAME RETURN LOAD. WHEN 5 PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO RETURN TO COLUMBUS, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. I DID NOT RECOMPUTE THE WT AND BAL. EVERYONE WAS LOADED ABOARD AND THE ENGS STARTED, BUT I DID NOT MOVE THE ACFT. SOMEONE ON THE GND SIGNALLED FOR ME TO WAIT. AFTER IDENTING HIMSELF AS AN FAA INSPECTOR, HE ASKED FOR MY LOAD MANIFEST. SHUTTING THE ENGS DOWN AND UNLOADING THE PAX, I PROCEEDED TO COMPUTE A NEW WT AND BAL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ACFT WAS SLIGHTLY OVERWEIGHT. DURING THE ENSUING RAMP INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO COMPANY OPS MANUAL ABOARD THE ACFT. AT THIS POINT, I ARRANGED FOR ANOTHER COMMERCIAL OPERATOR TO EXPORT MY PAX TO COLUMBUS AND I FLEW THE ACFT HOME UNDER FAR PART 91.
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.