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Flight crew of light transport air carrier aircraft landed 237 pounds over allowable landing gross weight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164393 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 164393 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
We departed ric bound for pit. Gross takeoff weight was 19837 pounds. Arriving in the pit area we preformed our prelndg check and realized we were about 500 pounds above our maximum landing weight of 14000 pounds. Since time is very important to our passengers and fuel is very costly, I made the decision to land at the heavier weight. Upon arriving at the gate, I talked with maintenance after the required logbook entry. As it turned out our landing maximum had been exceeded by only 237 pounds. I believe the reason for this was the tankering of fuel, higher tail winds or light winds, almost direct route from atl and our efforts to save fuel. All company policies and procedures were followed and all FARS adhered to. At no time was the safety or the integrity of the flight compromised.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF LTT ACR ACFT LANDED 237 LBS OVER ALLOWABLE LNDG GROSS WEIGHT.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED RIC BOUND FOR PIT. GROSS TKOF WEIGHT WAS 19837 LBS. ARRIVING IN THE PIT AREA WE PREFORMED OUR PRELNDG CHK AND REALIZED WE WERE ABOUT 500 LBS ABOVE OUR MAX LNDG WEIGHT OF 14000 LBS. SINCE TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR PAXS AND FUEL IS VERY COSTLY, I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT THE HEAVIER WEIGHT. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE, I TALKED WITH MAINT AFTER THE REQUIRED LOGBOOK ENTRY. AS IT TURNED OUT OUR LNDG MAX HAD BEEN EXCEEDED BY ONLY 237 LBS. I BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THE TANKERING OF FUEL, HIGHER TAIL WINDS OR LIGHT WINDS, ALMOST DIRECT RTE FROM ATL AND OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE FUEL. ALL COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND ALL FARS ADHERED TO. AT NO TIME WAS THE SAFETY OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE FLT COMPROMISED.
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.