Captain of commuter mdt put wife on cockpit jumpseat because the aircraft was full.

Attributes
ACN	128820
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	128820
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I brought my wife along on a layover for 1 night. The airplane was full the next day on the flight she had to get out on. She had to get out, so I put her in the cockpit jumpseat. I should not have brought her along, but it was the second night of a 4-DAY trip, and it is hard to be apart that long.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF COMMUTER MDT PUT WIFE ON COCKPIT JUMPSEAT BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS FULL.

Narrative: I BROUGHT MY WIFE ALONG ON A LAYOVER FOR 1 NIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS FULL THE NEXT DAY ON THE FLT SHE HAD TO GET OUT ON. SHE HAD TO GET OUT, SO I PUT HER IN THE COCKPIT JUMPSEAT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BROUGHT HER ALONG, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND NIGHT OF A 4-DAY TRIP, AND IT IS HARD TO BE APART THAT LONG.

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.