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The flight crew of a scheduled air carrier departed the gate without weight and balance information, did not follow a before takeoff checklist, and then executed the takeoff, and initial climb, based upon inaccurate performance data.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 296660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:
Last day of a 4 day trip. We were late departing the gate due to late boarding and cargo loading. The captain was in a rush for no reason at all. He was like that throughout the entire 4 day trip. He is a very senior captain, having flown for the company for 30 yrs. The departing gate was very close to the departing runway. I was on the PA while the captain accepted a takeoff clearance. Prior to rolling, I had finished my PA announcement and informed the captain that I had finished. I also reminded him that we did not have the weight and balance information. He started the takeoff roll and said that we did not need them (the numbers). I could not believe he was doing this. At this point I found the situation very difficult to handle. If we had not started the takeoff roll, I would have set the parking brake, and demanded to return to the gate, and walked off the airplane. I would not let this ever happen again. On the takeoff, I gave him maximum power, and the numbers for the highest takeoff gross weight, stabilizer trim was on takeoff range. The takeoff was normal, and with no problems. I will not step into an airplane with this particular captain, unless he is willing to do things the way that the company policies and procedures specify.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC OF A SCHEDULED ACR DEPARTED THE GATE WITHOUT WT AND BAL INFO, DID NOT FOLLOW A BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, AND THEN EXECUTED THE TKOF, AND INITIAL CLB, BASED UPON INACCURATE PERFORMANCE DATA.
Narrative: LAST DAY OF A 4 DAY TRIP. WE WERE LATE DEPARTING THE GATE DUE TO LATE BOARDING AND CARGO LOADING. THE CAPT WAS IN A RUSH FOR NO REASON AT ALL. HE WAS LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE 4 DAY TRIP. HE IS A VERY SENIOR CAPT, HAVING FLOWN FOR THE COMPANY FOR 30 YRS. THE DEPARTING GATE WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE DEPARTING RWY. I WAS ON THE PA WHILE THE CAPT ACCEPTED A TKOF CLRNC. PRIOR TO ROLLING, I HAD FINISHED MY PA ANNOUNCEMENT AND INFORMED THE CAPT THAT I HAD FINISHED. I ALSO REMINDED HIM THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE WT AND BAL INFO. HE STARTED THE TKOF ROLL AND SAID THAT WE DID NOT NEED THEM (THE NUMBERS). I COULD NOT BELIEVE HE WAS DOING THIS. AT THIS POINT I FOUND THE SIT VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. IF WE HAD NOT STARTED THE TKOF ROLL, I WOULD HAVE SET THE PARKING BRAKE, AND DEMANDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE, AND WALKED OFF THE AIRPLANE. I WOULD NOT LET THIS EVER HAPPEN AGAIN. ON THE TKOF, I GAVE HIM MAX PWR, AND THE NUMBERS FOR THE HIGHEST TKOF GROSS WT, STABILIZER TRIM WAS ON TKOF RANGE. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL, AND WITH NO PROBS. I WILL NOT STEP INTO AN AIRPLANE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAPT, UNLESS HE IS WILLING TO DO THINGS THE WAY THAT THE COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCS SPECIFY.
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.