Private pilot of small aircraft single engine land charitable airlift failed to have passenger properly fastened with seat belts and shoulder harness. In addition, the director of the airlift failed to notify the FAA within 7 days of the airlift.

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Attributes
ACN	274981
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gpz
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 2675 flight time type : 425
ASRS Report	274981
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I had organized the air rides for father's day with donations going to grand rapids search and rescue association. When one of the planes taxied in and shut down, a bystander walked over to the pilot and idented himself as an aviation safety inspector. He then asked for the pilot's license number with the reason being that the one front passenger did not have his should harness on and there were 2 small children in one seat belt in the back seat. He then started walking when another pilot 'I had helping with loading' asked if he was from the FAA. He stopped and said no and then left. As he left he said he was going to report the pilot. He is, in fact, an aviation safety counselor for msp flight standards district office. I talked to him the next day and asked what he was going to do with the pilot's license number and he stated he had already reported it to the FAA and asked me at that time if I had sent notice of air rides to be given to the FAA. I had not done this so I assume he will also report this, which is why I filled out this form.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA SINGLE ENG LAND CHARITABLE AIRLIFT FAILED TO HAVE PAX PROPERLY FASTENED WITH SEAT BELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESS. IN ADDITION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE AIRLIFT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE FAA WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE AIRLIFT.

Narrative: I HAD ORGANIZED THE AIR RIDES FOR FATHER'S DAY WITH DONATIONS GOING TO GRAND RAPIDS SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION. WHEN ONE OF THE PLANES TAXIED IN AND SHUT DOWN, A BYSTANDER WALKED OVER TO THE PLT AND IDENTED HIMSELF AS AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR. HE THEN ASKED FOR THE PLT'S LICENSE NUMBER WITH THE REASON BEING THAT THE ONE FRONT PAX DID NOT HAVE HIS SHOULD HARNESS ON AND THERE WERE 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN ONE SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT. HE THEN STARTED WALKING WHEN ANOTHER PLT 'I HAD HELPING WITH LOADING' ASKED IF HE WAS FROM THE FAA. HE STOPPED AND SAID NO AND THEN LEFT. AS HE LEFT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO RPT THE PLT. HE IS, IN FACT, AN AVIATION SAFETY COUNSELOR FOR MSP FLT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. I TALKED TO HIM THE NEXT DAY AND ASKED WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WITH THE PLT'S LICENSE NUMBER AND HE STATED HE HAD ALREADY RPTED IT TO THE FAA AND ASKED ME AT THAT TIME IF I HAD SENT NOTICE OF AIR RIDES TO BE GIVEN TO THE FAA. I HAD NOT DONE THIS SO I ASSUME HE WILL ALSO RPT THIS, WHICH IS WHY I FILLED OUT THIS FORM.

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.