SF340 takes off lga without logbook on board.

Attributes
ACN	428370
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : edds.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	428370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We flew a test flight on the aircraft earlier, which was satisfactory. Maintenance came to see if test flight was satisfactory/unsatisfactory. He then took the logbook to copy the results of the test flight. I thought he was sitting in the front passenger row to copy the information, when in fact he had left the aircraft (with the logbook). I did not know he had left the aircraft. He went to maintenance, and was shortly called out to another aircraft before finishing with our logbook. The logbook was sitting on the table in maintenance. Passenger and release came shortly after maintenance man had left. We started the left engine and taxied out and took off. When I went to enter the times, logbook was not in the aircraft. We returned to base, shut down the left engine, got the logbook, and took off for syr. Round trip, and returned without incident. Recommendations: 1) first officer enter out-time in the logbook -- not on a piece of paper under his yoke clip, at time of taxi. 2) the word 'logbook' be added as item #1 on the before taxi checklist. It is not uncommon for maintenance to come to the aircraft, take the logbook off the aircraft, to bring it back shortly thereafter. It happens quite frequently. This incident was reported to: coordinator on feb/xa/99 at XA50.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 TAKES OFF LGA WITHOUT LOGBOOK ON BOARD.

Narrative: WE FLEW A TEST FLT ON THE ACFT EARLIER, WHICH WAS SATISFACTORY. MAINT CAME TO SEE IF TEST FLT WAS SATISFACTORY/UNSATISFACTORY. HE THEN TOOK THE LOGBOOK TO COPY THE RESULTS OF THE TEST FLT. I THOUGHT HE WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PAX ROW TO COPY THE INFO, WHEN IN FACT HE HAD LEFT THE ACFT (WITH THE LOGBOOK). I DID NOT KNOW HE HAD LEFT THE ACFT. HE WENT TO MAINT, AND WAS SHORTLY CALLED OUT TO ANOTHER ACFT BEFORE FINISHING WITH OUR LOGBOOK. THE LOGBOOK WAS SITTING ON THE TABLE IN MAINT. PAX AND RELEASE CAME SHORTLY AFTER MAINT MAN HAD LEFT. WE STARTED THE L ENG AND TAXIED OUT AND TOOK OFF. WHEN I WENT TO ENTER THE TIMES, LOGBOOK WAS NOT IN THE ACFT. WE RETURNED TO BASE, SHUT DOWN THE L ENG, GOT THE LOGBOOK, AND TOOK OFF FOR SYR. ROUND TRIP, AND RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) FO ENTER OUT-TIME IN THE LOGBOOK -- NOT ON A PIECE OF PAPER UNDER HIS YOKE CLIP, AT TIME OF TAXI. 2) THE WORD 'LOGBOOK' BE ADDED AS ITEM #1 ON THE BEFORE TAXI CHKLIST. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR MAINT TO COME TO THE ACFT, TAKE THE LOGBOOK OFF THE ACFT, TO BRING IT BACK SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY. THIS INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO: COORDINATOR ON FEB/XA/99 AT XA50.

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.