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An SF34 flight crew notice that the aircraft acted tail heavy. After landing and cargo review, the aircraft was 15 pounds over maximum weight and loaded tail heavy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cwa.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 267 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 5100 |
| ASRS Report | 626764 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 627141 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft displayed tail heavy flight characteristics during takeoff and upon feathering propellers at the gate. At the gate we asked for a cargo 'bag' audit which showed an additional 60 pounds in cargo #1 and 420 pounds in cargo #2 over what was reported in cwa. This resulted in taking off over maximum takeoff weight by 15 pounds. The flight was uneventful and landing was made below maximum landing weight. We had no control over the improper cargo information. Factors: lack of communication between the 3-4 ramp agents in cwa. Pressure to get flight out on time as there was a crew change and very little time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF34 FLT CREW NOTICE THAT THE ACFT ACTED TAIL HVY. AFTER LNDG AND CARGO REVIEW, THE ACFT WAS 15 LBS OVER MAX WT AND LOADED TAIL HVY.
Narrative: ACFT DISPLAYED TAIL HVY FLT CHARACTERISTICS DURING TKOF AND UPON FEATHERING PROPS AT THE GATE. AT THE GATE WE ASKED FOR A CARGO 'BAG' AUDIT WHICH SHOWED AN ADDITIONAL 60 LBS IN CARGO #1 AND 420 LBS IN CARGO #2 OVER WHAT WAS RPTED IN CWA. THIS RESULTED IN TAKING OFF OVER MAX TKOF WT BY 15 LBS. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND LNDG WAS MADE BELOW MAX LNDG WT. WE HAD NO CTL OVER THE IMPROPER CARGO INFO. FACTORS: LACK OF COM BTWN THE 3-4 RAMP AGENTS IN CWA. PRESSURE TO GET FLT OUT ON TIME AS THERE WAS A CREW CHANGE AND VERY LITTLE TIME.
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.