Small aircraft pilot reports extreme pressures placed on pilot to perform concurrent takeoffs with p...

Attributes
ACN	218610
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hln
State Reference	MT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	218610
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

How the problem arose -- open house 5 cent a pound rides. Owner of FBO pressuring all day 'fly shorter fly more people. Don't take off without 3 people.' over and over. Small aircraft aircraft owner fueled plane. I had been flying it with 2- 3 people -- not full fuel the load given to me I didn't except. The owner and helpers come up with a single in the crowd -- a heavy adult. I asked if we had full fuel the owner said no -- he didn't fill it full. I'd be okay. A pressure situation arose. I accepted the situation reluctantly. The takeoff situation was -- we got airborne and I knew it was a bad situation climb performance totally unacceptable. Shallow turn to lower terrain and safe emergency landing situation established a 50 FPM climb -- gentle climb and over low terrain -- no emergency arose but the situation was uncomfortable. Pressure over and over -- I will never again accept an unreasonable unsafe situation. I talked with the owner -- let him know of the pressure he was giving me about the plane I was flying, about density altitude and weight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT RPTS EXTREME PRESSURES PLACED ON PLT TO PERFORM CONCURRENT TKOFS WITH PAXS WITHOUT ANY WT AND BAL CHKS.

Narrative: HOW THE PROBLEM AROSE -- OPEN HOUSE 5 CENT A POUND RIDES. OWNER OF FBO PRESSURING ALL DAY 'FLY SHORTER FLY MORE PEOPLE. DON'T TAKE OFF WITHOUT 3 PEOPLE.' OVER AND OVER. SMA ACFT OWNER FUELED PLANE. I HAD BEEN FLYING IT WITH 2- 3 PEOPLE -- NOT FULL FUEL THE LOAD GIVEN TO ME I DIDN'T EXCEPT. THE OWNER AND HELPERS COME UP WITH A SINGLE IN THE CROWD -- A HVY ADULT. I ASKED IF WE HAD FULL FUEL THE OWNER SAID NO -- HE DIDN'T FILL IT FULL. I'D BE OKAY. A PRESSURE SITUATION AROSE. I ACCEPTED THE SITUATION RELUCTANTLY. THE TKOF SITUATION WAS -- WE GOT AIRBORNE AND I KNEW IT WAS A BAD SITUATION CLB PERFORMANCE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. SHALLOW TURN TO LOWER TERRAIN AND SAFE EMER LNDG SITUATION ESTABLISHED A 50 FPM CLB -- GENTLE CLB AND OVER LOW TERRAIN -- NO EMER AROSE BUT THE SITUATION WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. PRESSURE OVER AND OVER -- I WILL NEVER AGAIN ACCEPT AN UNREASONABLE UNSAFE SITUATION. I TALKED WITH THE OWNER -- LET HIM KNOW OF THE PRESSURE HE WAS GIVING ME ABOUT THE PLANE I WAS FLYING, ABOUT DENSITY ALT AND WT.

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.

Small aircraft pilot reports extreme pressures placed on pilot to perform concurrent takeoffs with passengers without any weight and balance checks.