ATR captain was rushed in the weight and balance computation. He got it wrong.

Attributes
ACN	479900
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	479900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were running late. I was rushing through paperwork. On the load manifest, I made a calculation error and wrote in the wrong landing weight. Luckily I was not overweight and exceeded no limitations. I should not rush paperwork and take my time -- especially when running late -- to make sure it is correct. A mistake in paperwork in future could cause me to take off or land overweight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATR CAPT WAS RUSHED IN THE WT AND BAL COMPUTATION. HE GOT IT WRONG.

Narrative: WE WERE RUNNING LATE. I WAS RUSHING THROUGH PAPERWORK. ON THE LOAD MANIFEST, I MADE A CALCULATION ERROR AND WROTE IN THE WRONG LNDG WT. LUCKILY I WAS NOT OVERWT AND EXCEEDED NO LIMITATIONS. I SHOULD NOT RUSH PAPERWORK AND TAKE MY TIME -- ESPECIALLY WHEN RUNNING LATE -- TO MAKE SURE IT IS CORRECT. A MISTAKE IN PAPERWORK IN FUTURE COULD CAUSE ME TO TAKE OFF OR LAND OVERWT.

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.