An off duty air carrier captain is found to have a pt 32 caliber pistol in his baggage while going t...

Attributes
ACN	464521
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Person 1
Function	observation : passenger
Experience	flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	464521
Person 2
Affiliation	government other other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : xray
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Several yrs ago, I was repositioning a car from my home in minnesota to my home in texas. I brought a .32 caliber pistol along for security. I wanted to return the gun to my home in minnesota and decided to put it in a suitcase and check it as 'checked baggage.' I was unaware that I was required to declare the weapon. I did, however, have the ammunition in a separate location (in the same bag) from the firearm. When I arrived at the airport in minnesota, I proceeded to baggage claim to claim my suitcase. I needed to then proceed through an FAA security chkpoint, in order to ride my airline's employee bus to pick up my car. I was totally unaware of the weapon in my suitcase, as I forgot I had put it there the night before. Had I remembered it was in my suitcase, I would have gone for my car first and returned to the airport to claim the suitcase to avoid having to go through an x-ray machine. This was an oversight on my part, not intentional at all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN OFF DUTY ACR CAPT IS FOUND TO HAVE A PT 32 CALIBER PISTOL IN HIS BAGGAGE WHILE GOING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHK AREA FOR ENTRY TO THE CREW BUS AT MSP, MN.

Narrative: SEVERAL YRS AGO, I WAS REPOSITIONING A CAR FROM MY HOME IN MINNESOTA TO MY HOME IN TEXAS. I BROUGHT A .32 CALIBER PISTOL ALONG FOR SECURITY. I WANTED TO RETURN THE GUN TO MY HOME IN MINNESOTA AND DECIDED TO PUT IT IN A SUITCASE AND CHK IT AS 'CHKED BAGGAGE.' I WAS UNAWARE THAT I WAS REQUIRED TO DECLARE THE WEAPON. I DID, HOWEVER, HAVE THE AMMUNITION IN A SEPARATE LOCATION (IN THE SAME BAG) FROM THE FIREARM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT IN MINNESOTA, I PROCEEDED TO BAGGAGE CLAIM TO CLAIM MY SUITCASE. I NEEDED TO THEN PROCEED THROUGH AN FAA SECURITY CHKPOINT, IN ORDER TO RIDE MY AIRLINE'S EMPLOYEE BUS TO PICK UP MY CAR. I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE WEAPON IN MY SUITCASE, AS I FORGOT I HAD PUT IT THERE THE NIGHT BEFORE. HAD I REMEMBERED IT WAS IN MY SUITCASE, I WOULD HAVE GONE FOR MY CAR FIRST AND RETURNED TO THE ARPT TO CLAIM THE SUITCASE TO AVOID HAVING TO GO THROUGH AN X-RAY MACHINE. THIS WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART, NOT INTENTIONAL AT ALL.

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.

An off duty air carrier captain is found to have a pt 32 caliber pistol in his baggage while going through the security check area for entry to the crew bus at msp, mn.