Captain of commuter forgot to sign weight and balance forms.

Attributes
ACN	275351
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	275351
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Day #3 of 5 day trip -- this trip consisted of 7 legs with 45 mins break between legs. Trip completed uneventfully. 3 days after completion of trip, I was notified by base manager of impending FAA violation for failing to sign weight and balance sheet as prescribed in company manual. Expressed shock and noted by apologies to chief pilot. I was advised to expect a letter of investigation. There is no excuse for failing to sign manifest, however, 13 hours of duty with 7 legs and operating in the summer heat of south fl are contributing factors to the fatigue. Which is mainly responsible for this oversight. In the future I will be more diligent in overseeing the flight paperwork completion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF COMMUTER FORGOT TO SIGN WT AND BAL FORMS.

Narrative: DAY #3 OF 5 DAY TRIP -- THIS TRIP CONSISTED OF 7 LEGS WITH 45 MINS BREAK BTWN LEGS. TRIP COMPLETED UNEVENTFULLY. 3 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF TRIP, I WAS NOTIFIED BY BASE MGR OF IMPENDING FAA VIOLATION FOR FAILING TO SIGN WT AND BAL SHEET AS PRESCRIBED IN COMPANY MANUAL. EXPRESSED SHOCK AND NOTED BY APOLOGIES TO CHIEF PLT. I WAS ADVISED TO EXPECT A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR FAILING TO SIGN MANIFEST, HOWEVER, 13 HRS OF DUTY WITH 7 LEGS AND OPERATING IN THE SUMMER HEAT OF S FL ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE FATIGUE. WHICH IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OVERSIGHT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE MORE DILIGENT IN OVERSEEING THE FLT PAPERWORK COMPLETION.

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.