<< >> NASA ASRS Report 327554, January 1996

EMS helicopter picking up automatic accident patients, unwittingly carries too many passenger. Notified later apparently by FAA that there were more passenger than seats on the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	327554
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	327554
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While at an automatic accident (our aircraft was the EMS responder) we were asked to transport 2 patients from an automatic accident. I figured weight and balance, it was within limits. Next I was asked by a flight nurse if we could take an attendant to help with patient #1. Again, weight and balance was refigured, all within limits. Flight nurse #2 asked if she could also take a person for assistance. With weight and balance figured again, all was within limits for safe flight. The flight departed back to the hospital without incident. On feb/xx/96 at XA00 hours I was informed that we had transported 1 more person than there were seats for. I did not know one of the flight nurses had brought 1 extra person on board without my knowledge. Upon my finding out I filed this report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI PICKING UP AUTO ACCIDENT PATIENTS, UNWITTINGLY CARRIES TOO MANY PAX. NOTIFIED LATER APPARENTLY BY FAA THAT THERE WERE MORE PAX THAN SEATS ON THE ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE AT AN AUTO ACCIDENT (OUR ACFT WAS THE EMS RESPONDER) WE WERE ASKED TO TRANSPORT 2 PATIENTS FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT. I FIGURED WT AND BAL, IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. NEXT I WAS ASKED BY A FLT NURSE IF WE COULD TAKE AN ATTENDANT TO HELP WITH PATIENT #1. AGAIN, WT AND BAL WAS REFIGURED, ALL WITHIN LIMITS. FLT NURSE #2 ASKED IF SHE COULD ALSO TAKE A PERSON FOR ASSISTANCE. WITH WT AND BAL FIGURED AGAIN, ALL WAS WITHIN LIMITS FOR SAFE FLT. THE FLT DEPARTED BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON FEB/XX/96 AT XA00 HRS I WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAD TRANSPORTED 1 MORE PERSON THAN THERE WERE SEATS FOR. I DID NOT KNOW ONE OF THE FLT NURSES HAD BROUGHT 1 EXTRA PERSON ON BOARD WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. UPON MY FINDING OUT I FILED THIS RPT.

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.