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A BE99 captain reported that ground personnel are loading cargo to the ceiling of the cabin and above the top of the cargo restraint/net allowing cargo to slide forward into the cockpit and creating a hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 909215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airliner 99 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cargo Restraint/Tie Down |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
Airport insists on loading BE99 aircraft to the ceiling of the cabin. The cargo net does not go that high except on certain aircraft. Consequently; unrestrained cargo can and does slide into the cockpit creating a physical hazard for the pilot and potential flight control interference.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE99 Captain reported that ground personnel are loading cargo to the ceiling of the cabin and above the top of the cargo restraint/net allowing cargo to slide forward into the cockpit and creating a hazard.
Narrative: Airport insists on loading BE99 aircraft to the ceiling of the cabin. The cargo net does not go that high except on certain aircraft. Consequently; unrestrained cargo can and does slide into the cockpit creating a physical hazard for the pilot and potential flight control interference.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.