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An air carrier flight crew member, while on vacation, placed a pistol in his flight bag to keep it away from children. He forgot about the pistol and flew at least one air carrier flight before it was discovered during a security screen at a major airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389916 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 249 flight time total : 13010 flight time type : 3675 |
| ASRS Report | 389916 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The problem arose when visiting family and to go target shooting with relatives. As we were unpacking the car and having children in the same area, I thought it would be safe to put the target pistol into my flight suitcase and out of sight so no child would accidentally pick up the pistol. As we rushed home in order to prepare for an early morning departure out of oakland the pistol was accidentally left in my suitcase. The pistol was discovered in slc. (Somehow by-passed oakland security.) I believe corrective action would be for any crew member who uses their flight crew bags on a personal trip completely unpack and repack their bags.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC MEMBER, WHILE ON VACATION, PLACED A PISTOL IN HIS FLT BAG TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM CHILDREN. HE FORGOT ABOUT THE PISTOL AND FLEW AT LEAST ONE ACR FLT BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A SECURITY SCREEN AT A MAJOR ARPT.
Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN VISITING FAMILY AND TO GO TARGET SHOOTING WITH RELATIVES. AS WE WERE UNPACKING THE CAR AND HAVING CHILDREN IN THE SAME AREA, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO PUT THE TARGET PISTOL INTO MY FLT SUITCASE AND OUT OF SIGHT SO NO CHILD WOULD ACCIDENTALLY PICK UP THE PISTOL. AS WE RUSHED HOME IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR AN EARLY MORNING DEP OUT OF OAKLAND THE PISTOL WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT IN MY SUITCASE. THE PISTOL WAS DISCOVERED IN SLC. (SOMEHOW BY-PASSED OAKLAND SECURITY.) I BELIEVE CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE FOR ANY CREW MEMBER WHO USES THEIR FLC BAGS ON A PERSONAL TRIP COMPLETELY UNPACK AND REPACK THEIR BAGS.
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.