Narrative:

After completing a charter flight to dca, I was physically assaulted by a passenger on the ramp. I was emotionally upset, but not physically injured. I calmed down, but delayed the ferry flight return to mht over 1 hour to ensure my composure: callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the charter was for a college athletic team returning home. The first 4 rows of the aircraft were blocked off for weight and balance considerations. One of the coach's assistants complained about the unavailability of these seats on the ground at departure and all throughout the flight. She complained again to the captain on arrival at dca. The captain tried to explain the situation on the ramp in the dark. He speaks with his hands. The very large coach, more than a foot taller and 100 pounds heavier than the captain, apparently thought that the captain was striking the assistant. The coach grabbed the captain and threw him against the wing of the aircraft. The captain's wings were broken and his shirt torn along with minor bruises. Dca police were called. They failed to take any action. The captain, his air carrier and his pilot's union, all demanded action. 1 local court passed this on to another which dropped the charges. The captain is pursuing a civil action. The FAA did not take any action under part 91 of the FARS as they said the aircraft was not operating, even though the first officer was still in his seat, baggage was being unloaded, passenger were still filing off, and the APU was operating. The captain is upset with the justice system and the FAA.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 CAPT WAS ATTACKED BY A VERY LARGE PAX. THE RPTR WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN A WT AND BAL PROB TO ANOTHER PAX WHILE ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING A CHARTER FLT TO DCA, I WAS PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY A PAX ON THE RAMP. I WAS EMOTIONALLY UPSET, BUT NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED. I CALMED DOWN, BUT DELAYED THE FERRY FLT RETURN TO MHT OVER 1 HR TO ENSURE MY COMPOSURE: CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CHARTER WAS FOR A COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAM RETURNING HOME. THE FIRST 4 ROWS OF THE ACFT WERE BLOCKED OFF FOR WT AND BAL CONSIDERATIONS. ONE OF THE COACH'S ASSISTANTS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THESE SEATS ON THE GND AT DEP AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE FLT. SHE COMPLAINED AGAIN TO THE CAPT ON ARR AT DCA. THE CAPT TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE SIT ON THE RAMP IN THE DARK. HE SPEAKS WITH HIS HANDS. THE VERY LARGE COACH, MORE THAN A FOOT TALLER AND 100 LBS HEAVIER THAN THE CAPT, APPARENTLY THOUGHT THAT THE CAPT WAS STRIKING THE ASSISTANT. THE COACH GRABBED THE CAPT AND THREW HIM AGAINST THE WING OF THE ACFT. THE CAPT'S WINGS WERE BROKEN AND HIS SHIRT TORN ALONG WITH MINOR BRUISES. DCA POLICE WERE CALLED. THEY FAILED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THE CAPT, HIS ACR AND HIS PLT'S UNION, ALL DEMANDED ACTION. 1 LCL COURT PASSED THIS ON TO ANOTHER WHICH DROPPED THE CHARGES. THE CAPT IS PURSUING A CIVIL ACTION. THE FAA DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION UNDER PART 91 OF THE FARS AS THEY SAID THE ACFT WAS NOT OPERATING, EVEN THOUGH THE FO WAS STILL IN HIS SEAT, BAGGAGE WAS BEING UNLOADED, PAX WERE STILL FILING OFF, AND THE APU WAS OPERATING. THE CAPT IS UPSET WITH THE JUSTICE SYS AND THE FAA.

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.