<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1366605, June 2016

Pilot reported after the aircraft was loaded it was noticeably tail low; and a re-check revealed a 1;000 lb error in cargo weight.

Attributes
ACN	1366605
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	IND.Airport
State Reference	IN
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance

Narrative:

After the plane was loaded; it was noticeably tail low and the aircraft nose wheel strut was fully extended. Flight crew had load crew stand in the front of the plane while the aft was offloaded and the can in question reweighed. The can returned weighed properly and was found 1;000 lbs different than was originally stated to crew. Aircraft was offloaded and swapped zone 3 with the heavy misweighed can from zone 8. Zone 2 and 9 remained unchanged and cg was within limits.the aircraft was noticeably tail low and the aircraft nose wheel strut was fully extended.the correct information was not given to crew about weight of can.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported after the aircraft was loaded it was noticeably tail low; and a re-check revealed a 1;000 lb error in cargo weight.

Narrative: After the plane was loaded; it was noticeably tail low and the aircraft nose wheel strut was fully extended. Flight crew had load crew stand in the front of the plane while the aft was offloaded and the can in question reweighed. The can returned weighed properly and was found 1;000 lbs different than was originally stated to crew. Aircraft was offloaded and swapped zone 3 with the heavy misweighed can from zone 8. Zone 2 and 9 remained unchanged and CG was within limits.The aircraft was noticeably tail low and the aircraft nose wheel strut was fully extended.The correct information was not given to crew about weight of can.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.