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After parking, reporter was inspected by an FAA inspector who found cargo had come loose and some other cargo not secured properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jnu |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 1370 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 338060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | other |
Narrative:
Departed afe with 2 passenger and 2 boxes of freight. I loaded the passenger bags in the nose baggage and the freight in the rear, which was secured with a tie-down strap along with my personal bag. Descending through 2000 ft into juneau, we experienced some moderate turbulence. After landing at juneau and taxiing to the ramp, the FAA inspector was waiting and proudly displayed his identify badge, and requested my certificates and medical in front of all my passenger. The ramp check went well, except that during our turbulent descent, my personal bag and a box managed to become unsecure while the remaining cargo was still tied with a now loose tie- down strap. The inspector was extremely concerned and advised me to take more precautions in the future. He is correct, even though no turbulence was reported, you never know when or where it will occur. Be prepared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER PARKING, RPTR WAS INSPECTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO FOUND CARGO HAD COME LOOSE AND SOME OTHER CARGO NOT SECURED PROPERLY.
Narrative: DEPARTED AFE WITH 2 PAX AND 2 BOXES OF FREIGHT. I LOADED THE PAX BAGS IN THE NOSE BAGGAGE AND THE FREIGHT IN THE REAR, WHICH WAS SECURED WITH A TIE-DOWN STRAP ALONG WITH MY PERSONAL BAG. DSNDING THROUGH 2000 FT INTO JUNEAU, WE EXPERIENCED SOME MODERATE TURB. AFTER LNDG AT JUNEAU AND TAXIING TO THE RAMP, THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS WAITING AND PROUDLY DISPLAYED HIS IDENT BADGE, AND REQUESTED MY CERTIFICATES AND MEDICAL IN FRONT OF ALL MY PAX. THE RAMP CHK WENT WELL, EXCEPT THAT DURING OUR TURBULENT DSCNT, MY PERSONAL BAG AND A BOX MANAGED TO BECOME UNSECURE WHILE THE REMAINING CARGO WAS STILL TIED WITH A NOW LOOSE TIE- DOWN STRAP. THE INSPECTOR WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE MORE PRECAUTIONS IN THE FUTURE. HE IS CORRECT, EVEN THOUGH NO TURB WAS RPTED, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL OCCUR. BE PREPARED.
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.