Loading procedure cargo passenger causes air carrier F-100 to perform an overweight takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	301069
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	301069
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	301068
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff at atlanta we received a request from dispatch to confirm the child count. The first flight attendant informed me we had 4 children aboard. This was my first indication the load closeout was incorrect as it had a child count of 5. After this information was sent to dispatch a request returned to confirm the passenger count. This was accomplished and confirmed the original count of 89. I was later informed that an additional 500 pounds of mail had been loaded at atl that did not show up in the load closeout. This resulted in us leaving the ramp above maximum ramp weight, 98885 pounds, and above maximum takeoff weight, 98220 pounds. This was written up at dfw and an overweight inspection was accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOADING PROC CARGO PAX CAUSES ACR F-100 TO PERFORM AN OVERWT TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT ATLANTA WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM DISPATCH TO CONFIRM THE CHILD COUNT. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME WE HAD 4 CHILDREN ABOARD. THIS WAS MY FIRST INDICATION THE LOAD CLOSEOUT WAS INCORRECT AS IT HAD A CHILD COUNT OF 5. AFTER THIS INFO WAS SENT TO DISPATCH A REQUEST RETURNED TO CONFIRM THE PAX COUNT. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND CONFIRMED THE ORIGINAL COUNT OF 89. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT AN ADDITIONAL 500 LBS OF MAIL HAD BEEN LOADED AT ATL THAT DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE LOAD CLOSEOUT. THIS RESULTED IN US LEAVING THE RAMP ABOVE MAX RAMP WT, 98885 LBS, AND ABOVE MAX TKOF WT, 98220 LBS. THIS WAS WRITTEN UP AT DFW AND AN OVERWT INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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.