A passenger on a british jetstream 32 observed the captain not wearing a seat belt during the entire flight due to his physical size. His cockpit seat was too small to accommodate him easily, nor did the seat belt fit around his lap.

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Attributes
ACN	338617
Time
Date	199606
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	338617
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Jun/xx/96, in jetstream 32, iad to cmh. The captain did wear no seat belts. He weighed approximately 130 kilograms or 290 pounds. He hardly could situation in his seat (or better: the seat was too small for him). The movement of the yoke was not freely possible, due to the body dimensions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX ON A BRITISH JETSTREAM 32 OBSERVED THE CAPT NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT DURING THE ENTIRE FLT DUE TO HIS PHYSICAL SIZE. HIS COCKPIT SEAT WAS TOO SMALL TO ACCOMMODATE HIM EASILY, NOR DID THE SEAT BELT FIT AROUND HIS LAP.

Narrative: JUN/XX/96, IN JETSTREAM 32, IAD TO CMH. THE CAPT DID WEAR NO SEAT BELTS. HE WEIGHED APPROX 130 KILOGRAMS OR 290 LBS. HE HARDLY COULD SIT IN HIS SEAT (OR BETTER: THE SEAT WAS TOO SMALL FOR HIM). THE MOVEMENT OF THE YOKE WAS NOT FREELY POSSIBLE, DUE TO THE BODY DIMENSIONS.

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.