An employee of an air carrier was detected at the security chkpoint with a firearm in a carryon bag.

Attributes
ACN	373395
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	373395
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In regards to the attached, I may have inadvertently breached security at the clear airport in violation of far 107 by having an unloaded weapon in my duffel bag. When I went through the security chkpoint and x-ray scanner, the weapon was discovered. Again, the weapon was unloaded and there was no ammunition in my possession. Having to get back to pittsburgh, I drove from wilmington, nc, to charlotte, nc, to board a flight to pittsburgh. After going through the security chkpoint and x-ray scanner, was when I realized I forgot the weapon was in my bag. This was an error on my behalf, and I honestly had no malicious intent. It was just a stupid oversight on my part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ACR WAS DETECTED AT THE SECURITY CHKPOINT WITH A FIREARM IN A CARRYON BAG.

Narrative: IN REGARDS TO THE ATTACHED, I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY BREACHED SECURITY AT THE CLR ARPT IN VIOLATION OF FAR 107 BY HAVING AN UNLOADED WEAPON IN MY DUFFEL BAG. WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE SECURITY CHKPOINT AND X-RAY SCANNER, THE WEAPON WAS DISCOVERED. AGAIN, THE WEAPON WAS UNLOADED AND THERE WAS NO AMMUNITION IN MY POSSESSION. HAVING TO GET BACK TO PITTSBURGH, I DROVE FROM WILMINGTON, NC, TO CHARLOTTE, NC, TO BOARD A FLT TO PITTSBURGH. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHKPOINT AND X-RAY SCANNER, WAS WHEN I REALIZED I FORGOT THE WEAPON WAS IN MY BAG. THIS WAS AN ERROR ON MY BEHALF, AND I HONESTLY HAD NO MALICIOUS INTENT. IT WAS JUST A STUPID OVERSIGHT ON MY PART.

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.