Sky dive aircraft discovered to have missing seat belt for jumper. Weight and balance papers not in ...

Attributes
ACN	235801
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 57c
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	235801
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a sky diving fatality at 57C airport in the city of east troy, state of wi, I received a phone call from the milwaukee FSDO office in regard to this fatality investigation. Upon arriving at the milwaukee FSDO days later, it was brought to my attention by the acting investigator who inspected the aircraft earlier that it had a seat belt missing from an assigned floor station. As I understood, the paper work on this small aircraft had a supplemental type certificate for 1 pilot and pilot seat and 4 floor stations for 4 sky divers for a total of 5 occupants. I completed a preflight inspection prior to placing the aircraft on the flight line. (I cycled 1 load before the fatality flight and 2 after.) I didn't notice not was I told of anything unusual or missing. As far as I am concerned all seat belts were secured and at their proper stations. It was also brought to my attention that the weight and balance papers might not have been located inside the aircraft. I also want to make clear that this fatality was in no way, shape or form related to the condition of the aircraft or pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SKY DIVE ACFT DISCOVERED TO HAVE MISSING SEAT BELT FOR JUMPER. WT AND BAL PAPERS NOT IN ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER A SKY DIVING FATALITY AT 57C ARPT IN THE CITY OF E TROY, STATE OF WI, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE MILWAUKEE FSDO OFFICE IN REGARD TO THIS FATALITY INVESTIGATION. UPON ARRIVING AT THE MILWAUKEE FSDO DAYS LATER, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY THE ACTING INVESTIGATOR WHO INSPECTED THE ACFT EARLIER THAT IT HAD A SEAT BELT MISSING FROM AN ASSIGNED FLOOR STATION. AS I UNDERSTOOD, THE PAPER WORK ON THIS SMA HAD A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE FOR 1 PLT AND PLT SEAT AND 4 FLOOR STATIONS FOR 4 SKY DIVERS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 OCCUPANTS. I COMPLETED A PREFLT INSPECTION PRIOR TO PLACING THE ACFT ON THE FLT LINE. (I CYCLED 1 LOAD BEFORE THE FATALITY FLT AND 2 AFTER.) I DIDN'T NOTICE NOT WAS I TOLD OF ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR MISSING. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED ALL SEAT BELTS WERE SECURED AND AT THEIR PROPER STATIONS. IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE WT AND BAL PAPERS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN LOCATED INSIDE THE ACFT. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE CLR THAT THIS FATALITY WAS IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM RELATED TO THE CONDITION OF THE ACFT OR PLT.

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.

Sky dive aircraft discovered to have missing seat belt for jumper. Weight and balance papers not in aircraft.