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A private small aircraft pilot was cited for carrying more passenger than seats in an emergency hurricane evacuate/evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 2970 |
| ASRS Report | 220941 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Aircraft left west end grand bahama in order to carry island residents out of the path of hurricane andrew. 1 adult passenger had no seat in place but seat belt was fastened. 2 2- yr old children were sitting in adults laps. The aircraft was computed to be within cg and gross weight limits. FAA ramp check cited improper passenger seating.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PRIVATE SMA PLT WAS CITED FOR CARRYING MORE PAX THAN SEATS IN AN EMER HURRICANE EVAC.
Narrative: ACFT LEFT W END GRAND BAHAMA IN ORDER TO CARRY ISLAND RESIDENTS OUT OF THE PATH OF HURRICANE ANDREW. 1 ADULT PAX HAD NO SEAT IN PLACE BUT SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED. 2 2- YR OLD CHILDREN WERE SITTING IN ADULTS LAPS. THE ACFT WAS COMPUTED TO BE WITHIN CG AND GROSS WT LIMITS. FAA RAMP CHK CITED IMPROPER PAX SEATING.
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.