Narrative:

Long day, diverted to cmh due to high winds at pit. Local pit passenger opted to drive to pit instead of wait out the ground stop. Upon departure, cmh ground crew did not know how to remove passenger from computerized flight passenger list. After discussing with dispatch, who was pressing me to 'get going' we opted to fill out a load report not normally required for a diversion, to reflect the disembarked passenger. The gate agent was too busy so I filled it out. I was tired and consciously did it slowly to make sure it was right. The agent signed it and I was on my way. After departure, my copy didn't bleed through the total passenger count (the form is 2 page carbon copy). I radioed the station and told them to be sure it reflected the total passenger as well as the disembarked (which did bleed through). They said they would. I don't think that the report is required and I think I am covered with the new report showing only the disembarked passenger as an addendum to the original report. However, I'm not sure because our company has no procedure for this event. If the station wrote in what I asked them to and it is not there, this definitely would be a problem. I am not sure otherwise. Solutions: 1) develop a definite procedure for passenger who do not continue after a diversion. I intend to talk to my company about this. 2) I am continually surprised by how many mistakes I make at the end of a long day when I think I'm fine. Shorter duty time, per regulations is in order.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER A DIVERSION TO AN ENRTE STOP AND UNDER PRESSURE TO CONTINUE BY THEIR DISPATCHER A FATIGUED ACR CREW QUESTIONS THE PAPERWORK REQUIRED TO ACCOUNT FOR PAX THAT DID NOT CONTINUE ON.

Narrative: LONG DAY, DIVERTED TO CMH DUE TO HIGH WINDS AT PIT. LCL PIT PAX OPTED TO DRIVE TO PIT INSTEAD OF WAIT OUT THE GND STOP. UPON DEP, CMH GND CREW DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REMOVE PAX FROM COMPUTERIZED FLT PAX LIST. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH DISPATCH, WHO WAS PRESSING ME TO 'GET GOING' WE OPTED TO FILL OUT A LOAD RPT NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR A DIVERSION, TO REFLECT THE DISEMBARKED PAX. THE GATE AGENT WAS TOO BUSY SO I FILLED IT OUT. I WAS TIRED AND CONSCIOUSLY DID IT SLOWLY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS RIGHT. THE AGENT SIGNED IT AND I WAS ON MY WAY. AFTER DEP, MY COPY DIDN'T BLEED THROUGH THE TOTAL PAX COUNT (THE FORM IS 2 PAGE CARBON COPY). I RADIOED THE STATION AND TOLD THEM TO BE SURE IT REFLECTED THE TOTAL PAX AS WELL AS THE DISEMBARKED (WHICH DID BLEED THROUGH). THEY SAID THEY WOULD. I DON'T THINK THAT THE RPT IS REQUIRED AND I THINK I AM COVERED WITH THE NEW RPT SHOWING ONLY THE DISEMBARKED PAX AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE ORIGINAL RPT. HOWEVER, I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE OUR COMPANY HAS NO PROC FOR THIS EVENT. IF THE STATION WROTE IN WHAT I ASKED THEM TO AND IT IS NOT THERE, THIS DEFINITELY WOULD BE A PROB. I AM NOT SURE OTHERWISE. SOLUTIONS: 1) DEVELOP A DEFINITE PROC FOR PAX WHO DO NOT CONTINUE AFTER A DIVERSION. I INTEND TO TALK TO MY COMPANY ABOUT THIS. 2) I AM CONTINUALLY SURPRISED BY HOW MANY MISTAKES I MAKE AT THE END OF A LONG DAY WHEN I THINK I'M FINE. SHORTER DUTY TIME, PER REGS IS IN ORDER.

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.