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EMS helicopter picking up automatic accident patients, unwittingly carries too many passenger. Notified later apparently by FAA that there were more passenger than seats on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327554 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 327554 |
| 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 |
Narrative:
While at an automatic accident (our aircraft was the EMS responder) we were asked to transport 2 patients from an automatic accident. I figured weight and balance, it was within limits. Next I was asked by a flight nurse if we could take an attendant to help with patient #1. Again, weight and balance was refigured, all within limits. Flight nurse #2 asked if she could also take a person for assistance. With weight and balance figured again, all was within limits for safe flight. The flight departed back to the hospital without incident. On feb/xx/96 at XA00 hours I was informed that we had transported 1 more person than there were seats for. I did not know one of the flight nurses had brought 1 extra person on board without my knowledge. Upon my finding out I filed this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMS HELI PICKING UP AUTO ACCIDENT PATIENTS, UNWITTINGLY CARRIES TOO MANY PAX. NOTIFIED LATER APPARENTLY BY FAA THAT THERE WERE MORE PAX THAN SEATS ON THE ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE AT AN AUTO ACCIDENT (OUR ACFT WAS THE EMS RESPONDER) WE WERE ASKED TO TRANSPORT 2 PATIENTS FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT. I FIGURED WT AND BAL, IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. NEXT I WAS ASKED BY A FLT NURSE IF WE COULD TAKE AN ATTENDANT TO HELP WITH PATIENT #1. AGAIN, WT AND BAL WAS REFIGURED, ALL WITHIN LIMITS. FLT NURSE #2 ASKED IF SHE COULD ALSO TAKE A PERSON FOR ASSISTANCE. WITH WT AND BAL FIGURED AGAIN, ALL WAS WITHIN LIMITS FOR SAFE FLT. THE FLT DEPARTED BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON FEB/XX/96 AT XA00 HRS I WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAD TRANSPORTED 1 MORE PERSON THAN THERE WERE SEATS FOR. I DID NOT KNOW ONE OF THE FLT NURSES HAD BROUGHT 1 EXTRA PERSON ON BOARD WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. UPON MY FINDING OUT I FILED THIS RPT.
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.