Narrative:

I flew with one passenger (a fellow pilot) to pick up 4 passenger at pwk (chicago) and bring them back to mgy (dayton) so they could attend a wedding, as a favor to a friend in the wedding. When we arrived at pwk, it was pouring down rain, and I had the right tank topped off. When our passenger arrived there were 5 of them. 2 women, 2 teen-age girls, and a 9 yr old boy. At first I informed them that one would have to stay, but after some prodding, I calculated that we could carry the load and be under gross and within the envelope, if I could unload about 20 pounds of fuel. They (the passenger) felt that the 3 youngsters could situation comfortably in the back seats with 2 of them sharing one seat belt. While I preflted the aircraft I allowed fuel to drain onto the tarmac until I guessed we had lost about 3 gals onto the wet pavement, and we departed. The next day after discussing the flight with some fellow pilots I became suspicious that I may have broken a rule, and a review of the FARS part 91.14 revealed that each passenger must apparently have his own seat-belt. I further realized that I had failed to amend my flight plan, which was filed the day before my flight, to reflect the correct number of passenger. I further discovered that an FBO can remove the gas from your tanks if requested, and this would have avoided a potential safety problem of fuel on the tarmac. I certainly regret these indiscretions and would not allow passenger to cloud my judgement as they helped do this time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA VIOLATED FEDERAL AVIATION REG TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXTRA PASSENGER. ACFT CERTIFICATED FOR 6 SEATS MADE TKOF WITH 7 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

Narrative: I FLEW WITH ONE PAX (A FELLOW PLT) TO PICK UP 4 PAX AT PWK (CHICAGO) AND BRING THEM BACK TO MGY (DAYTON) SO THEY COULD ATTEND A WEDDING, AS A FAVOR TO A FRIEND IN THE WEDDING. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT PWK, IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN, AND I HAD THE RIGHT TANK TOPPED OFF. WHEN OUR PAX ARRIVED THERE WERE 5 OF THEM. 2 WOMEN, 2 TEEN-AGE GIRLS, AND A 9 YR OLD BOY. AT FIRST I INFORMED THEM THAT ONE WOULD HAVE TO STAY, BUT AFTER SOME PRODDING, I CALCULATED THAT WE COULD CARRY THE LOAD AND BE UNDER GROSS AND WITHIN THE ENVELOPE, IF I COULD UNLOAD ABOUT 20 LBS OF FUEL. THEY (THE PAX) FELT THAT THE 3 YOUNGSTERS COULD SIT COMFORTABLY IN THE BACK SEATS WITH 2 OF THEM SHARING ONE SEAT BELT. WHILE I PREFLTED THE ACFT I ALLOWED FUEL TO DRAIN ONTO THE TARMAC UNTIL I GUESSED WE HAD LOST ABOUT 3 GALS ONTO THE WET PAVEMENT, AND WE DEPARTED. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DISCUSSING THE FLT WITH SOME FELLOW PLTS I BECAME SUSPICIOUS THAT I MAY HAVE BROKEN A RULE, AND A REVIEW OF THE FARS PART 91.14 REVEALED THAT EACH PAX MUST APPARENTLY HAVE HIS OWN SEAT-BELT. I FURTHER REALIZED THAT I HAD FAILED TO AMEND MY FLT PLAN, WHICH WAS FILED THE DAY BEFORE MY FLT, TO REFLECT THE CORRECT NUMBER OF PAX. I FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT AN FBO CAN REMOVE THE GAS FROM YOUR TANKS IF REQUESTED, AND THIS WOULD HAVE AVOIDED A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM OF FUEL ON THE TARMAC. I CERTAINLY REGRET THESE INDISCRETIONS AND WOULD NOT ALLOW PAX TO CLOUD MY JUDGEMENT AS THEY HELPED DO THIS TIME.

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.