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A BE1900 captain reported that he misunderstood ramp personnel and did not consider the weight of a spare part when calculating the center of gravity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bgm.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 516180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Due to a lack of communication between the PIC, first officer, and ramp personnel, a spare part was not calculated as additional weight in the aircraft's aft cargo compartment. The PIC takes full responsibility. This oversight was partly due to the fact that different load sheet forms are used by the ground crews, system-wide. I recommend that our company use 1 standardized form.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE1900 CAPT RPTED THAT HE MISUNDERSTOOD RAMP PERSONNEL AND DID NOT CONSIDER THE WT OF A SPARE PART WHEN CALCULATING THE CTR OF GRAVITY.
Narrative: DUE TO A LACK OF COM BTWN THE PIC, FO, AND RAMP PERSONNEL, A SPARE PART WAS NOT CALCULATED AS ADDITIONAL WT IN THE ACFT'S AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE PIC TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS OVERSIGHT WAS PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT DIFFERENT LOAD SHEET FORMS ARE USED BY THE GND CREWS, SYS-WIDE. I RECOMMEND THAT OUR COMPANY USE 1 STANDARDIZED FORM.
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.