Passenger on flight to a destination he did not plan or buy a ticket to.

Attributes
ACN	490950
Time
Date	200011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	490950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	490684
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : pers 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Boarded passenger normally for flight to btv. We were informed on in-range call to btv that passenger had boarded the wrong plane and had intended to go to yow. All relevant and required announcements were made. No passenger spoke up. Supplemental information from acn 490684: in retrospect, we failed to precisely follow company boarding verification procedure, yet were advised by operations as 'good to go.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ON FLT TO A DEST HE DID NOT PLAN OR BUY A TICKET TO.

Narrative: BOARDED PAX NORMALLY FOR FLT TO BTV. WE WERE INFORMED ON IN-RANGE CALL TO BTV THAT PAX HAD BOARDED THE WRONG PLANE AND HAD INTENDED TO GO TO YOW. ALL RELEVANT AND REQUIRED ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE. NO PAX SPOKE UP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 490684: IN RETROSPECT, WE FAILED TO PRECISELY FOLLOW COMPANY BOARDING VERIFICATION PROC, YET WERE ADVISED BY OPS AS 'GOOD TO GO.'

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.