Narrative:

I notified the fueler that I needed 195 gals per side for a total of 390 gals. The fueler came in and asked me if I had planned to pump fuel into the trunk because he knew that the wing would not hold 390 gals per side. I asked him how much fuel he had put in and he replied that he had pumped 195 gals to the left and 232 gals in the right wing for a total of 427 gals. The actual landing weight was only 15 pounds under maximum landing weight. Since the margin was so close, an overweight landing inspection was conducted. No irregularities were found. In retrospect, if I had it to do over, I would have cancelled the trip. At the time it was the fueler's mistake, but I decided to fly the trip anyway. At that moment I accepted the blame and went against my better judgement. Copilot was late which put everything in a rush status. Corrective actions: both crew members should be at the scene at least 1 hour before departure. Fueling instructions should be in written form to avoid confusion. If there is any question that the flight cannot be made within the limitations of the flight manual, then the flight should be cancelled.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER ACFT WAS OVERFUELED. CAPT MADE DECISION TO GO ANYHOW. ALLEGEDLY LANDED 15 POUNDS UNDER GROSS ALLOWABLE LNDG WEIGHT.

Narrative: I NOTIFIED THE FUELER THAT I NEEDED 195 GALS PER SIDE FOR A TOTAL OF 390 GALS. THE FUELER CAME IN AND ASKED ME IF I HAD PLANNED TO PUMP FUEL INTO THE TRUNK BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT THE WING WOULD NOT HOLD 390 GALS PER SIDE. I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAD PUT IN AND HE REPLIED THAT HE HAD PUMPED 195 GALS TO THE LEFT AND 232 GALS IN THE RIGHT WING FOR A TOTAL OF 427 GALS. THE ACTUAL LNDG WEIGHT WAS ONLY 15 LBS UNDER MAX LNDG WEIGHT. SINCE THE MARGIN WAS SO CLOSE, AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. NO IRREGULARITIES WERE FOUND. IN RETROSPECT, IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER, I WOULD HAVE CANCELLED THE TRIP. AT THE TIME IT WAS THE FUELER'S MISTAKE, BUT I DECIDED TO FLY THE TRIP ANYWAY. AT THAT MOMENT I ACCEPTED THE BLAME AND WENT AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT. COPLT WAS LATE WHICH PUT EVERYTHING IN A RUSH STATUS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: BOTH CREW MEMBERS SHOULD BE AT THE SCENE AT LEAST 1 HR BEFORE DEP. FUELING INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE IN WRITTEN FORM TO AVOID CONFUSION. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION THAT THE FLT CANNOT BE MADE WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF THE FLT MANUAL, THEN THE FLT SHOULD BE CANCELLED.

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.