Narrative:

A captain and myself had just signed off duty and were walking across a ramp construction area en route to the employee shuttle bus. We were engaged in a casual conversation and really not paying attention to our surroundings. We met a gentleman walking the opposite direction and said hello in passing. About 30 seconds later, a couple of other gentlemen came out of the dark and began asking us questions about ramp/airport security. After I inquired as to the reason for the questions, one of the gentlemen idented himself as an FAA security inspector and informed us we had just allowed an individual to pass that was not wearing a ramp clearance identify. He then started to ask me questions concerning ramp security procedures. From the beginning of this encounter I believe a 'personality conflict' developed. In short, he thought I was a jerk, and I thought he was a jerk. Aside from our individual opinions of each other, I believe I answered his questions correctly and completely. He took both our names and we parted. The next day, my chief pilot/director of operations informed me that the company was being fined $25000 for a security violation, and that he (security inspector) thought my attitude left something to be desired. I admit I was wrong. I had signed off duty, I was tired and looking forward to getting home. I had turned myself off for the day. This whole thing could have been avoided if I would have remained alert and aware of everything around me until I was on the shuttle bus. I wasn't doing my job as being part of the security system for the airport when I left the flight operations office. This has taught me that I'm responsible for more than getting people safely from point a to B. I don't plan to let my guard down again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC XING RAMP AFTER SIGN OFF. ACCUSED OF SECURITY VIOLATION WHEN THEY DID NOT QUESTION A PERSON WHO WALKED BY.

Narrative: A CAPT AND MYSELF HAD JUST SIGNED OFF DUTY AND WERE WALKING ACROSS A RAMP CONSTRUCTION AREA ENRTE TO THE EMPLOYEE SHUTTLE BUS. WE WERE ENGAGED IN A CASUAL CONVERSATION AND REALLY NOT PAYING ATTN TO OUR SURROUNDINGS. WE MET A GENTLEMAN WALKING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SAID HELLO IN PASSING. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, A COUPLE OF OTHER GENTLEMEN CAME OUT OF THE DARK AND BEGAN ASKING US QUESTIONS ABOUT RAMP/ARPT SECURITY. AFTER I INQUIRED AS TO THE REASON FOR THE QUESTIONS, ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN IDENTED HIMSELF AS AN FAA SECURITY INSPECTOR AND INFORMED US WE HAD JUST ALLOWED AN INDIVIDUAL TO PASS THAT WAS NOT WEARING A RAMP CLRNC IDENT. HE THEN STARTED TO ASK ME QUESTIONS CONCERNING RAMP SECURITY PROCS. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS ENCOUNTER I BELIEVE A 'PERSONALITY CONFLICT' DEVELOPED. IN SHORT, HE THOUGHT I WAS A JERK, AND I THOUGHT HE WAS A JERK. ASIDE FROM OUR INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS OF EACH OTHER, I BELIEVE I ANSWERED HIS QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND COMPLETELY. HE TOOK BOTH OUR NAMES AND WE PARTED. THE NEXT DAY, MY CHIEF PLT/DIRECTOR OF OPS INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPANY WAS BEING FINED $25000 FOR A SECURITY VIOLATION, AND THAT HE (SECURITY INSPECTOR) THOUGHT MY ATTITUDE LEFT SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED. I ADMIT I WAS WRONG. I HAD SIGNED OFF DUTY, I WAS TIRED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HOME. I HAD TURNED MYSELF OFF FOR THE DAY. THIS WHOLE THING COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I WOULD HAVE REMAINED ALERT AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND ME UNTIL I WAS ON THE SHUTTLE BUS. I WASN'T DOING MY JOB AS BEING PART OF THE SECURITY SYS FOR THE ARPT WHEN I LEFT THE FLT OPS OFFICE. THIS HAS TAUGHT ME THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN GETTING PEOPLE SAFELY FROM POINT A TO B. I DON'T PLAN TO LET MY GUARD DOWN AGAIN.

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.