Commuter flight crew has passenger in wrong row for weight and balance considerations.

Attributes
ACN	163453
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	163453
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We use an average weight manifest requiring the passengers be seated in certain rows. In our case we had one passenger seated in row 2, when the loading schedule requires when only 1 passenger must be seated in row 3-8. I simply didn't notice the passenger was in the wrong row. I usually will catch this situation and will be much more careful in the future. The FAA man doing the ramp check noticed the error and it was corrected because the passenger was getting off in lnk anyway. Another way to help solve the problem would be to have station agents always assign the passengers a particular seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC HAS PASSENGER IN WRONG ROW FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE CONSIDERATIONS.

Narrative: WE USE AN AVERAGE WEIGHT MANIFEST REQUIRING THE PAXS BE SEATED IN CERTAIN ROWS. IN OUR CASE WE HAD ONE PAX SEATED IN ROW 2, WHEN THE LOADING SCHEDULE REQUIRES WHEN ONLY 1 PAX MUST BE SEATED IN ROW 3-8. I SIMPLY DIDN'T NOTICE THE PAX WAS IN THE WRONG ROW. I USUALLY WILL CATCH THIS SITUATION AND WILL BE MUCH MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE. THE FAA MAN DOING THE RAMP CHK NOTICED THE ERROR AND IT WAS CORRECTED BECAUSE THE PAX WAS GETTING OFF IN LNK ANYWAY. ANOTHER WAY TO HELP SOLVE THE PROB WOULD BE TO HAVE STATION AGENTS ALWAYS ASSIGN THE PAXS A PARTICULAR SEAT.

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.