Commuter pilot complaint that he was coerced by company supervisor into boarding an intoxicated pass...

Attributes
ACN	85760
Time
Date	198804
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	85760
Person 2
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Before boarding passenger on my flight, the ticket agent came to me and told me one of the passenger was acting as if intoxicated. After viewing the passenger's erratic behavior and public drinking, I determined he was intoxicated. I notified the director of operations that I would not board this passenger because of his intoxicated condition. The director of operations asked the ticket agent her opinion about the passenger. The agent said she would not board this passenger. The director of operations talked to the passenger. After talking to passenger, the director of operations told me to board this passenger. This was in violation of far 135.121(C) 91.3(right). During the flight the passenger tried to leave his seat 3 times. He also ripped a window curtain and harassed a female passenger. The reason I boarded this passenger was for fear of losing my pilots position. I think this goes on in the industry quite often. Making money for the company seems to be their only concern, not safety. After this experience, I will never board an intoxicated person, even if I lose my job. I think this can be prevented by adhering to the far's and refusing to be intimidated by one's employer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER PLT COMPLAINT THAT HE WAS COERCED BY COMPANY SUPVR INTO BOARDING AN INTOXICATED PASSENGER.

Narrative: BEFORE BOARDING PAX ON MY FLT, THE TICKET AGENT CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME ONE OF THE PAX WAS ACTING AS IF INTOXICATED. AFTER VIEWING THE PAX'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND PUBLIC DRINKING, I DETERMINED HE WAS INTOXICATED. I NOTIFIED THE DIRECTOR OF OPS THAT I WOULD NOT BOARD THIS PAX BECAUSE OF HIS INTOXICATED CONDITION. THE DIRECTOR OF OPS ASKED THE TICKET AGENT HER OPINION ABOUT THE PAX. THE AGENT SAID SHE WOULD NOT BOARD THIS PAX. THE DIRECTOR OF OPS TALKED TO THE PAX. AFTER TALKING TO PAX, THE DIRECTOR OF OPS TOLD ME TO BOARD THIS PAX. THIS WAS IN VIOLATION OF FAR 135.121(C) 91.3(R). DURING THE FLT THE PAX TRIED TO LEAVE HIS SEAT 3 TIMES. HE ALSO RIPPED A WINDOW CURTAIN AND HARASSED A FEMALE PAX. THE REASON I BOARDED THIS PAX WAS FOR FEAR OF LOSING MY PLTS POSITION. I THINK THIS GOES ON IN THE INDUSTRY QUITE OFTEN. MAKING MONEY FOR THE COMPANY SEEMS TO BE THEIR ONLY CONCERN, NOT SAFETY. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, I WILL NEVER BOARD AN INTOXICATED PERSON, EVEN IF I LOSE MY JOB. I THINK THIS CAN BE PREVENTED BY ADHERING TO THE FAR'S AND REFUSING TO BE INTIMIDATED BY ONE'S EMPLOYER.

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.

Commuter pilot complaint that he was coerced by company supervisor into boarding an intoxicated passenger.