Airport terminal security. This reporter became so upset with having to be screened that he called i...

Attributes
ACN	300605
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	300605
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altercation with a security screener in pit on mar/tue/95. Due to stress, the event prompted me to call in sick for my trip. The screener was female, blond, approximately mid twenties in age. She was checking me with the wand, after the screening machine beeped. She ordered me to raise my arms, ordered me to empty my pockets, and finally ordered me to remove my hat. I demanded a private screening, and went into the screening room adjacent to the security area. She ordered me to remove my hat, and I did so. Resulting from the commotion, I was embarrassed, angry, and extremely stressed. I felt that I was being treated as though I were an unconvicted felon. The incident caused the security manager to copy my name and identify number from my company identify. My trip departed late, due to the need for my replacement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT TERMINAL SECURITY. THIS RPTR BECAME SO UPSET WITH HAVING TO BE SCREENED THAT HE CALLED IN SICK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Narrative: ALTERCATION WITH A SECURITY SCREENER IN PIT ON MAR/TUE/95. DUE TO STRESS, THE EVENT PROMPTED ME TO CALL IN SICK FOR MY TRIP. THE SCREENER WAS FEMALE, BLOND, APPROX MID TWENTIES IN AGE. SHE WAS CHKING ME WITH THE WAND, AFTER THE SCREENING MACHINE BEEPED. SHE ORDERED ME TO RAISE MY ARMS, ORDERED ME TO EMPTY MY POCKETS, AND FINALLY ORDERED ME TO REMOVE MY HAT. I DEMANDED A PVT SCREENING, AND WENT INTO THE SCREENING ROOM ADJACENT TO THE SECURITY AREA. SHE ORDERED ME TO REMOVE MY HAT, AND I DID SO. RESULTING FROM THE COMMOTION, I WAS EMBARRASSED, ANGRY, AND EXTREMELY STRESSED. I FELT THAT I WAS BEING TREATED AS THOUGH I WERE AN UNCONVICTED FELON. THE INCIDENT CAUSED THE SECURITY MGR TO COPY MY NAME AND IDENT NUMBER FROM MY COMPANY IDENT. MY TRIP DEPARTED LATE, DUE TO THE NEED FOR MY REPLACEMENT.

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.

Airport terminal security. This reporter became so upset with having to be screened that he called in sick and had to be replaced.