Flight crew of a brasilia embraer, EMB120, failed to take into consideration the actual weight of the military bags, in lieu of the usual average weight, when computing weight and balance for the flight. The mistake was caught by the dispatcher upon arrival when the FAA was standing by for a ramp check. The actual weight did not, however, cause the aircraft weight and balance to be exceeded.

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Attributes
ACN	382050
Time
Date	199710
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	382050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I miscalculated weight and balance due to overlooking military bags on load manifest worksheet. FAA was doing ramp check. When I called in times to station, station personnel informed me of problem. I recalculated numbers and entered on my forms and he did same. At no time were aircraft limitations exceeded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A BRASILIA EMBRAER, EMB120, FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ACTUAL WT OF THE MIL BAGS, IN LIEU OF THE USUAL AVERAGE WT, WHEN COMPUTING WT AND BAL FOR THE FLT. THE MISTAKE WAS CAUGHT BY THE DISPATCHER UPON ARR WHEN THE FAA WAS STANDING BY FOR A RAMP CHK. THE ACTUAL WT DID NOT, HOWEVER, CAUSE THE ACFT WT AND BAL TO BE EXCEEDED.

Narrative: I MISCALCULATED WT AND BAL DUE TO OVERLOOKING MIL BAGS ON LOAD MANIFEST WORKSHEET. FAA WAS DOING RAMP CHK. WHEN I CALLED IN TIMES TO STATION, STATION PERSONNEL INFORMED ME OF PROB. I RECALCULATED NUMBERS AND ENTERED ON MY FORMS AND HE DID SAME. AT NO TIME WERE ACFT LIMITATIONS EXCEEDED.

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.