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Flight crew of DH8C took off from rdu at weight in excess of that allowed by the aircraft performance charts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hxd.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 579813 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| 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 | Aircraft Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While preparing to depart from hilton head, sc, in a DHC8, I misread the performance data chart. Since the runway at hilton head is only 4300 ft long, we were weight limited. I glanced at the performance data and saw '399' or so I thought. It was really '3939' which would have given us a maximum takeoff weight of 39390 pounds. Thinking that I saw '399,' I listed our takeoff weight as 39,900 pounds. I should have realized the mistake when we departed with 10 more bags and 2 more souls than the performance listed. I was trying to get everyone on, that our weight would allow. With my attention devoted on my calculations, I failed to realize my souls onboard and bag count were over. We departed without incident and in-flight I realized the mistake. In the future more time and attention should be devoted to xchking the performance numbers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF DH8C TOOK OFF FROM RDU AT WT IN EXCESS OF THAT ALLOWED BY THE ACFT PERFORMANCE CHARTS.
Narrative: WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART FROM HILTON HEAD, SC, IN A DHC8, I MISREAD THE PERFORMANCE DATA CHART. SINCE THE RWY AT HILTON HEAD IS ONLY 4300 FT LONG, WE WERE WT LIMITED. I GLANCED AT THE PERFORMANCE DATA AND SAW '399' OR SO I THOUGHT. IT WAS REALLY '3939' WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN US A MAX TKOF WT OF 39390 LBS. THINKING THAT I SAW '399,' I LISTED OUR TKOF WT AS 39,900 LBS. I SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THE MISTAKE WHEN WE DEPARTED WITH 10 MORE BAGS AND 2 MORE SOULS THAN THE PERFORMANCE LISTED. I WAS TRYING TO GET EVERYONE ON, THAT OUR WT WOULD ALLOW. WITH MY ATTN DEVOTED ON MY CALCULATIONS, I FAILED TO REALIZE MY SOULS ONBOARD AND BAG COUNT WERE OVER. WE DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND INFLT I REALIZED THE MISTAKE. IN THE FUTURE MORE TIME AND ATTN SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO XCHKING THE PERFORMANCE NUMBERS.
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.