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Flight crew of a brasilia embraer, EMB120, failed to take into consideration the actual weight of the military bags, in lieu of the usual average weight, when computing weight and balance for the flight. The mistake was caught by the dispatcher upon arrival when the FAA was standing by for a ramp check. The actual weight did not, however, cause the aircraft weight and balance to be exceeded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fay |
| State Reference | NC |
| 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 | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 382050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I miscalculated weight and balance due to overlooking military bags on load manifest worksheet. FAA was doing ramp check. When I called in times to station, station personnel informed me of problem. I recalculated numbers and entered on my forms and he did same. At no time were aircraft limitations exceeded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A BRASILIA EMBRAER, EMB120, FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ACTUAL WT OF THE MIL BAGS, IN LIEU OF THE USUAL AVERAGE WT, WHEN COMPUTING WT AND BAL FOR THE FLT. THE MISTAKE WAS CAUGHT BY THE DISPATCHER UPON ARR WHEN THE FAA WAS STANDING BY FOR A RAMP CHK. THE ACTUAL WT DID NOT, HOWEVER, CAUSE THE ACFT WT AND BAL TO BE EXCEEDED.
Narrative: I MISCALCULATED WT AND BAL DUE TO OVERLOOKING MIL BAGS ON LOAD MANIFEST WORKSHEET. FAA WAS DOING RAMP CHK. WHEN I CALLED IN TIMES TO STATION, STATION PERSONNEL INFORMED ME OF PROB. I RECALCULATED NUMBERS AND ENTERED ON MY FORMS AND HE DID SAME. AT NO TIME WERE ACFT LIMITATIONS EXCEEDED.
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.