Pilot of atx freighter being ramp checked by FAA, did not have flashlight or VFR sectional chart.

Attributes
ACN	192064
Time
Date	199110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cid
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 805 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	192064
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	192063
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My duties include being a flight instructor and a VFR, 135 charter pilot. On oct/tue/91 we were to go on a charter. Having received the call only moments before we were to leave, I grabbed my 'charter' flight bag, left a flight plan with the company office, did a preflight inspection and left (I should explain that I keep all my maps, both VFR and IFR, company manual and other necessary equipment, in my 'charter' flight bag). While en route from FOD to cid I discovered that I did not have a chicago sectional but decided to continue the flight because I had a current iowa VFR map and all current IFR en route charts and approach plates. Upon returning to webster city (ebs), I found that the reason my chicago sectional was not in my flight bag was because one of my students borrowed it without telling me. To keep this problem from recurring, I now keep my flight bag locked in my desk. I am the only one with a key so I will now know whenever someone borrows something from me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX FREIGHTER BEING RAMP CHKED BY FAA, DID NOT HAVE FLASHLIGHT OR VFR SECTIONAL CHART.

Narrative: MY DUTIES INCLUDE BEING A FLT INSTRUCTOR AND A VFR, 135 CHARTER PLT. ON OCT/TUE/91 WE WERE TO GO ON A CHARTER. HAVING RECEIVED THE CALL ONLY MOMENTS BEFORE WE WERE TO LEAVE, I GRABBED MY 'CHARTER' FLT BAG, LEFT A FLT PLAN WITH THE COMPANY OFFICE, DID A PREFLT INSPECTION AND LEFT (I SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT I KEEP ALL MY MAPS, BOTH VFR AND IFR, COMPANY MANUAL AND OTHER NECESSARY EQUIP, IN MY 'CHARTER' FLT BAG). WHILE ENRTE FROM FOD TO CID I DISCOVERED THAT I DID NOT HAVE A CHICAGO SECTIONAL BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLT BECAUSE I HAD A CURRENT IOWA VFR MAP AND ALL CURRENT IFR ENRTE CHARTS AND APCH PLATES. UPON RETURNING TO WEBSTER CITY (EBS), I FOUND THAT THE REASON MY CHICAGO SECTIONAL WAS NOT IN MY FLT BAG WAS BECAUSE ONE OF MY STUDENTS BORROWED IT WITHOUT TELLING ME. TO KEEP THIS PROBLEM FROM RECURRING, I NOW KEEP MY FLT BAG LOCKED IN MY DESK. I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH A KEY SO I WILL NOW KNOW WHENEVER SOMEONE BORROWS SOMETHING FROM ME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.