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Weight and balance out of limits. Aft cargo was 377 pounds above reported and center of gravity was 2 index units aft of center of gravity limit for takeoff. Erroneous loading reporting attributed to new ramp person who had inadequate training.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : okc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 361494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 361452 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ramp agent with 1 week experience loaded aircraft with passenger and baggage. Misread bag sheet totals. Gave crew aft #1 weight as 504 pounds. On takeoff aircraft rotated on its own at vr. On arrival at mhk physical count performed. Aft #1 weight was 881 pounds. Aircraft was loaded 2 index units aft of aft center of gravity limit for takeoff. Arrival center of gravity was 3 index units aft of aft limit. No weight limits exceeded. Documentation of incident filed with station manager, director of operations, and chief pilot. Supplemental information from acn 361452: since our weight and balance computations found us on the aft limits of the envelope I set trim to plus 1 degree. When we reached vr the nose leaped up and rotated through 15 degrees of pitch. I exerted down pressure. It took around 30 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WT AND BAL OUT OF LIMITS. AFT CARGO WAS 377 LBS ABOVE RPTED AND CTR OF GRAVITY WAS 2 INDEX UNITS AFT OF CTR OF GRAVITY LIMIT FOR TKOF. ERRONEOUS LOADING RPTING ATTRIBUTED TO NEW RAMP PERSON WHO HAD INADEQUATE TRAINING.
Narrative: RAMP AGENT WITH 1 WK EXPERIENCE LOADED ACFT WITH PAX AND BAGGAGE. MISREAD BAG SHEET TOTALS. GAVE CREW AFT #1 WT AS 504 LBS. ON TKOF ACFT ROTATED ON ITS OWN AT VR. ON ARR AT MHK PHYSICAL COUNT PERFORMED. AFT #1 WT WAS 881 LBS. ACFT WAS LOADED 2 INDEX UNITS AFT OF AFT CTR OF GRAVITY LIMIT FOR TKOF. ARR CTR OF GRAVITY WAS 3 INDEX UNITS AFT OF AFT LIMIT. NO WT LIMITS EXCEEDED. DOCUMENTATION OF INCIDENT FILED WITH STATION MGR, DIRECTOR OF OPS, AND CHIEF PLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 361452: SINCE OUR WT AND BAL COMPUTATIONS FOUND US ON THE AFT LIMITS OF THE ENVELOPE I SET TRIM TO PLUS 1 DEG. WHEN WE REACHED VR THE NOSE LEAPED UP AND ROTATED THROUGH 15 DEGS OF PITCH. I EXERTED DOWN PRESSURE. IT TOOK AROUND 30 LBS.
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.