PIC allows wife to occupy pilot jump seat as a non essential cockpit occupant for takeoff landing.

Attributes
ACN	233732
Time
Date	199302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	233732
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While conducting a passenger flight as PIC, the aircraft became full of revenue passenger. At this point, I elected to place my wife in the cockpit, pilot jump seat, so that she would not be delayed by several hours awaiting the next flight. On the return flight the next morning, the same oversold situation occurred again. Not seeing the harm in having her occupy the jump seat, she was again placed in the cockpit jump seat and flown to the next destination with myself operating again as PIC. I don't know of any studies done concerning the dangers of non-certified jump seaters, and throughout many other countries in the world this is not a problem. However, I'm sure in certain sits this could possibly pose an added burden on the crew. Please note however, that many non pilot employees are listed in our flight operations manual that range from owners, presidents, vice presidents, etc, that in certain sits could possibly pose an added burden on the crew. In ending, I believe the policy in effect at this time needs to be studied and reviewed regarding its fairness and true dangers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC ALLOWS WIFE TO OCCUPY PLT JUMP SEAT AS A NON ESSENTIAL COCKPIT OCCUPANT FOR TKOF LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A PAX FLT AS PIC, THE ACFT BECAME FULL OF REVENUE PAX. AT THIS POINT, I ELECTED TO PLACE MY WIFE IN THE COCKPIT, PLT JUMP SEAT, SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE DELAYED BY SEVERAL HRS AWAITING THE NEXT FLT. ON THE RETURN FLT THE NEXT MORNING, THE SAME OVERSOLD SIT OCCURRED AGAIN. NOT SEEING THE HARM IN HAVING HER OCCUPY THE JUMP SEAT, SHE WAS AGAIN PLACED IN THE COCKPIT JUMP SEAT AND FLOWN TO THE NEXT DEST WITH MYSELF OPERATING AGAIN AS PIC. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY STUDIES DONE CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF NON-CERTIFIED JUMP SEATERS, AND THROUGHOUT MANY OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THIS IS NOT A PROB. HOWEVER, I'M SURE IN CERTAIN SITS THIS COULD POSSIBLY POSE AN ADDED BURDEN ON THE CREW. PLEASE NOTE HOWEVER, THAT MANY NON PLT EMPLOYEES ARE LISTED IN OUR FLT OPS MANUAL THAT RANGE FROM OWNERS, PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS, ETC, THAT IN CERTAIN SITS COULD POSSIBLY POSE AN ADDED BURDEN ON THE CREW. IN ENDING, I BELIEVE THE POLICY IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME NEEDS TO BE STUDIED AND REVIEWED REGARDING ITS FAIRNESS AND TRUE DANGERS.

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.