Air carrier light transport cargo loaded improperly resulting an aft cg exceeding limits.

Attributes
ACN	93380
Time
Date	198808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	93380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon rotation in an unusually high attitude (aft C.G. Situation), I realized that aircraft cargo was improperly loaded. The cargo imbalance was due because of uneducated ground personnel (with regard to aircraft limitations), relatively inexperienced first officer, his failure to be aware of aircraft limitations, the captain's complacency with regard to his failure to double check weight and balance data (load manifest). The complacency is partially due to current contractual disputes with the carrier, and extreme boredom flying the same routes and being overworked this week (fifth day in a row). The most important factor contributing to this situation is the operation of 2 different aircraft with a common type rating, e.g., this flight crew almost always operates an light transport model B, which has a higher gross weight, higher limitations for cargo bin weights, etc. This occurrence of improper C.G., and exceeding the weight limits of the cargo bins happened in an light transport model a, which has lower associated weight limits. I believe cargo bin weight limits should be placarded in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT CARGO LOADED IMPROPERLY RESULTING AN AFT CG EXCEEDING LIMITS.

Narrative: UPON ROTATION IN AN UNUSUALLY HIGH ATTITUDE (AFT C.G. SITUATION), I REALIZED THAT ACFT CARGO WAS IMPROPERLY LOADED. THE CARGO IMBALANCE WAS DUE BECAUSE OF UNEDUCATED GND PERSONNEL (WITH REGARD TO ACFT LIMITATIONS), RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED F/O, HIS FAILURE TO BE AWARE OF ACFT LIMITATIONS, THE CAPT'S COMPLACENCY WITH REGARD TO HIS FAILURE TO DOUBLE CHK WT AND BALANCE DATA (LOAD MANIFEST). THE COMPLACENCY IS PARTIALLY DUE TO CURRENT CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES WITH THE CARRIER, AND EXTREME BOREDOM FLYING THE SAME ROUTES AND BEING OVERWORKED THIS WEEK (FIFTH DAY IN A ROW). THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS SITUATION IS THE OPERATION OF 2 DIFFERENT ACFT WITH A COMMON TYPE RATING, E.G., THIS FLT CREW ALMOST ALWAYS OPERATES AN LTT MODEL B, WHICH HAS A HIGHER GROSS WT, HIGHER LIMITATIONS FOR CARGO BIN WTS, ETC. THIS OCCURRENCE OF IMPROPER C.G., AND EXCEEDING THE WT LIMITS OF THE CARGO BINS HAPPENED IN AN LTT MODEL A, WHICH HAS LOWER ASSOCIATED WT LIMITS. I BELIEVE CARGO BIN WT LIMITS SHOULD BE PLACARDED IN THE COCKPIT.

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.