Pilot of atx small aircraft allows a passenger to ride while not occupying a seat or berth, but with...

Attributes
ACN	140933
Time
Date	199003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : akn airport : afn
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	140933
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In a remote location in the village of perryville, ak. I had 5 seats and 6 passenger on a 6 passenger plane. Departed with 5 people and on climb out learned that the sixth would miss a connecting flight if he did not ride on my plane. Upon recommendations from a senior pilot I returned and made a seat out of baggage. The passenger sat on the luggage with a seat belt on. We then departed and flew to our destination. I was a VFR flight and in mountainous terrain. Daylight was running short, and this increased the pressure because this passenger would have to wait another day. The passenger agreed and thought this was a good idea. This was also a result of poor planning on the part of operations and dispatch. I have a manifest with the people I am supposed to fly. I had 4 on my list and when I got there they wanted me to fly 6. Situations like this arise from time to time and are never easy to handle. When a passenger is screaming about getting on the flight this also makes it harder to turn him/her down. I feel that no matter what the situation is; adherence to the regulations should be our foremost concern. They should never be compromised except in an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX SMA ALLOWS A PAX TO RIDE WHILE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT OR BERTH, BUT WITH A SEAT BELT.

Narrative: IN A REMOTE LOCATION IN THE VILLAGE OF PERRYVILLE, AK. I HAD 5 SEATS AND 6 PAX ON A 6 PAX PLANE. DEPARTED WITH 5 PEOPLE AND ON CLBOUT LEARNED THAT THE SIXTH WOULD MISS A CONNECTING FLT IF HE DID NOT RIDE ON MY PLANE. UPON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A SENIOR PLT I RETURNED AND MADE A SEAT OUT OF BAGGAGE. THE PAX SAT ON THE LUGGAGE WITH A SEAT BELT ON. WE THEN DEPARTED AND FLEW TO OUR DEST. I WAS A VFR FLT AND IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. DAYLIGHT WAS RUNNING SHORT, AND THIS INCREASED THE PRESSURE BECAUSE THIS PAX WOULD HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER DAY. THE PAX AGREED AND THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA. THIS WAS ALSO A RESULT OF POOR PLANNING ON THE PART OF OPS AND DISPATCH. I HAVE A MANIFEST WITH THE PEOPLE I AM SUPPOSED TO FLY. I HAD 4 ON MY LIST AND WHEN I GOT THERE THEY WANTED ME TO FLY 6. SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ARISE FROM TIME TO TIME AND ARE NEVER EASY TO HANDLE. WHEN A PAX IS SCREAMING ABOUT GETTING ON THE FLT THIS ALSO MAKES IT HARDER TO TURN HIM/HER DOWN. I FEEL THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS; ADHERENCE TO THE REGS SHOULD BE OUR FOREMOST CONCERN. THEY SHOULD NEVER BE COMPROMISED EXCEPT IN AN EMER.

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.

Pilot of atx small aircraft allows a passenger to ride while not occupying a seat or berth, but with a seat belt.