A handgun was detected in a flight crew member's luggage by airport security as the first officer pa...

Attributes
ACN	83470
Time
Date	198803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	83470
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The incident described on the attached statement occurred when I showed for my scheduled flight. After the incident I was released. Statement regarding the incident, 3/88: on 3/tue/88 I went directly to work from the house of a friend. I had a pistol in its case at my friends house. It was raining. For ease of portage to the car, I put the case and all of my other belongings in my suitcase. Due to the inclement WX, treacherous road conditions and the distraction of parking in the new employee parking lot, I forgot to remove the encased pistol and leave it in the car. When airport security personnel x-rayed the suitcase, they found it. My request to give the pistol to security for safekeeping or to return it to my car for storage was denied. I was arrested and the rest of the incident is a matter of record. I had no intention of carrying a weapon onboard any aircraft, nor have I ever done so in the past, nor will I do so in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HANDGUN WAS DETECTED IN A FLT CREW MEMBER'S LUGGAGE BY ARPT SECURITY AS THE FO PASSED THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT. HE WAS ARRESTED, THEN LATER RELEASED.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OCCURRED WHEN I SHOWED FOR MY SCHEDULED FLT. AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS RELEASED. STATEMENT REGARDING THE INCIDENT, 3/88: ON 3/TUE/88 I WENT DIRECTLY TO WORK FROM THE HOUSE OF A FRIEND. I HAD A PISTOL IN ITS CASE AT MY FRIENDS HOUSE. IT WAS RAINING. FOR EASE OF PORTAGE TO THE CAR, I PUT THE CASE AND ALL OF MY OTHER BELONGINGS IN MY SUITCASE. DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WX, TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE DISTR OF PARKING IN THE NEW EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT, I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE ENCASED PISTOL AND LEAVE IT IN THE CAR. WHEN ARPT SECURITY PERSONNEL X-RAYED THE SUITCASE, THEY FOUND IT. MY REQUEST TO GIVE THE PISTOL TO SECURITY FOR SAFEKEEPING OR TO RETURN IT TO MY CAR FOR STORAGE WAS DENIED. I WAS ARRESTED AND THE REST OF THE INCIDENT IS A MATTER OF RECORD. I HAD NO INTENTION OF CARRYING A WEAPON ONBOARD ANY ACFT, NOR HAVE I EVER DONE SO IN THE PAST, NOR WILL I DO SO IN THE FUTURE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

A handgun was detected in a flight crew member's luggage by airport security as the first officer passed through the security checkpoint. He was arrested, then later released.