A C402 was loaded incorrectly by ground personnel resulting in the aircraft tilting back on its tail...

Attributes
ACN	597727
Time
Date	200310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mybs.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	597727
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

In south bimini, bahamas, I was conducting a charter flight. The ground personnel incorrectly loaded the aircraft resulting in the aircraft tipping onto the tail and causing damage. The flight was cancelled and company maintenance notified. The next day the aircraft was repaired and flown home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C402 WAS LOADED INCORRECTLY BY GND PERSONNEL RESULTING IN THE ACFT TILTING BACK ON ITS TAIL.

Narrative: IN SOUTH BIMINI, BAHAMAS, I WAS CONDUCTING A CHARTER FLT. THE GND PERSONNEL INCORRECTLY LOADED THE ACFT RESULTING IN THE ACFT TIPPING ONTO THE TAIL AND CAUSING DAMAGE. THE FLT WAS CANCELLED AND COMPANY MAINT NOTIFIED. THE NEXT DAY THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED AND FLOWN HOME.

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.