<< >> NASA ASRS Report 369716, May 1997

CE500 aircraft parked with flight crew unloading bags, FAA inspector called captain reporter attention to fuelers fueling his aircraft with passenger still on board.

Attributes
ACN	369716
Time
Date	199705
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 825
ASRS Report	369716
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	369860
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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	other

Narrative:

We were parked on the east ramp. The fuel truck had parked behind the aircraft as it often does. We were in the process of xferring 1 nurse, her medical bags, a patient, and a family member of the patient's to the helicopter. I picked up 2 bags and walked them to the helicopter pilot standing approximately 50 ft away. I turned around to walk back to our aircraft and saw an FAA inspector signaling me over to him. He asked if we were certified to fuel with passenger on board. I said no and that I never allow it. He pointed to our aircraft and I turned around to find that they had started fueling with the passenger still aboard. I immediately told them to stop. They had started when my back was turned to them. The FBO responsible is aware this is wrong and had never done this in the past so it was quite a surprise. In the future I will appoint either myself or my first officer to guard the aircraft as a number one priority to prevent incidents like this from happening.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE500 ACFT PARKED WITH FLC UNLOADING BAGS, FAA INSPECTOR CALLED CAPT RPTR ATTN TO FUELERS FUELING HIS ACFT WITH PAX STILL ON BOARD.

Narrative: WE WERE PARKED ON THE E RAMP. THE FUEL TRUCK HAD PARKED BEHIND THE ACFT AS IT OFTEN DOES. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF XFERRING 1 NURSE, HER MEDICAL BAGS, A PATIENT, AND A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PATIENT'S TO THE HELI. I PICKED UP 2 BAGS AND WALKED THEM TO THE HELI PLT STANDING APPROX 50 FT AWAY. I TURNED AROUND TO WALK BACK TO OUR ACFT AND SAW AN FAA INSPECTOR SIGNALING ME OVER TO HIM. HE ASKED IF WE WERE CERTIFIED TO FUEL WITH PAX ON BOARD. I SAID NO AND THAT I NEVER ALLOW IT. HE POINTED TO OUR ACFT AND I TURNED AROUND TO FIND THAT THEY HAD STARTED FUELING WITH THE PAX STILL ABOARD. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THEM TO STOP. THEY HAD STARTED WHEN MY BACK WAS TURNED TO THEM. THE FBO RESPONSIBLE IS AWARE THIS IS WRONG AND HAD NEVER DONE THIS IN THE PAST SO IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE. IN THE FUTURE I WILL APPOINT EITHER MYSELF OR MY FO TO GUARD THE ACFT AS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO PREVENT INCIDENTS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING.

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.