EMS helicopter fails to compute weight and balance prior to departing accident scene.

Attributes
ACN	199616
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14700 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	199616
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PIC of a helicopter that responded to an accident scene call due to the emergency nature on the ground I was unable to record my takeoff weight and balance prior to takeoff as required by part 135. I completed the report after landing at the hospital. As I predicted the aircraft was well within weight and balance limits for the takeoff from the scene. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Callback was made to solicit participation in EMS structured callback study. Reporter stated that interviewer would have to question company representative. Analyst stated that would not work due our policy of reporter anonymity but thanked him for his personal interest.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI FAILS TO COMPUTE WT AND BAL PRIOR TO DEPARTING ACCIDENT SCENE.

Narrative: I WAS PIC OF A HELI THAT RESPONDED TO AN ACCIDENT SCENE CALL DUE TO THE EMER NATURE ON THE GND I WAS UNABLE TO RECORD MY TKOF WT AND BAL PRIOR TO TKOF AS REQUIRED BY PART 135. I COMPLETED THE RPT AFTER LNDG AT THE HOSPITAL. AS I PREDICTED THE ACFT WAS WELL WITHIN WT AND BAL LIMITS FOR THE TKOF FROM THE SCENE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. CALLBACK WAS MADE TO SOLICIT PARTICIPATION IN EMS STRUCTURED CALLBACK STUDY. RPTR STATED THAT INTERVIEWER WOULD HAVE TO QUESTION COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE. ANALYST STATED THAT WOULD NOT WORK DUE OUR POLICY OF RPTR ANONYMITY BUT THANKED HIM FOR HIS PERSONAL INTEREST.

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.