A C206 pilot was met at mri by FAA representatives who discovered that a passenger had reported a ch...

Attributes
ACN	440621
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mri.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 63
ASRS Report	440621
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was picking up passenger at the native alaska bush village of nondalton. There were 2 adult women with their children. I was aware of the 2 women and 5 children, of which 2 were under the age of 2 yrs. The problem was that I could not see the child sitting in the mother's lap in the aft seat of the C206. The problem was discovered as the FAA representatives met me at merrill field in anchorage. The FAA inspector counted the passenger and questioned the mothers about their children's ages. He agreed with me that there were 7 passenger with 2 of them being lap children under the age of 2 yrs. A second inspector was taking names and subsequently discovered that there was a 6TH child of age 2 1/2 yrs old. This is actually a relatively common occurrence in alaska as the passenger try to transport their children for free. The problem is also exacerbated by the fact that there are usually a large number of adults, children and dogs in the vicinity of the airplane as it is unloading and loading passenger and cargo.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C206 PLT WAS MET AT MRI BY FAA REPRESENTATIVES WHO DISCOVERED THAT A PAX HAD RPTED A CHILD AS 2 YRS OLD WHEN IT WAS IN FACT 2 PT 5 YRS OLD.

Narrative: I WAS PICKING UP PAX AT THE NATIVE ALASKA BUSH VILLAGE OF NONDALTON. THERE WERE 2 ADULT WOMEN WITH THEIR CHILDREN. I WAS AWARE OF THE 2 WOMEN AND 5 CHILDREN, OF WHICH 2 WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 2 YRS. THE PROB WAS THAT I COULD NOT SEE THE CHILD SITTING IN THE MOTHER'S LAP IN THE AFT SEAT OF THE C206. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED AS THE FAA REPRESENTATIVES MET ME AT MERRILL FIELD IN ANCHORAGE. THE FAA INSPECTOR COUNTED THE PAX AND QUESTIONED THE MOTHERS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S AGES. HE AGREED WITH ME THAT THERE WERE 7 PAX WITH 2 OF THEM BEING LAP CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2 YRS. A SECOND INSPECTOR WAS TAKING NAMES AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A 6TH CHILD OF AGE 2 1/2 YRS OLD. THIS IS ACTUALLY A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN ALASKA AS THE PAX TRY TO TRANSPORT THEIR CHILDREN FOR FREE. THE PROB IS ALSO EXACERBATED BY THE FACT THAT THERE ARE USUALLY A LARGE NUMBER OF ADULTS, CHILDREN AND DOGS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPLANE AS IT IS UNLOADING AND LOADING PAX AND CARGO.

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.

A C206 pilot was met at mri by FAA representatives who discovered that a passenger had reported a child as 2 yrs old when it was in fact 2 pt 5 yrs old.