Overweight takeoff, manifest error.

Attributes
ACN	94518
Time
Date	198809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	94518
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

An overweight takeoff occurred due to an error on the load manifest. The ramp agent (and a trainee) did not add 120 pounds of mail placed in the rear cargo area of an small transport to the weight balance. The mail was on the list of rear baggage but was improperly transferred to the weight and balance form. The ramp/gate agent trainee did not transfer the numbers correctly. The aircraft was approximately 100 pounds over gross (12,600 pounds at takeoff) the aircraft pitched up sharply upon rotation due to an aft loaded C.G. Condition. The captain (PF) recovered and we continued with a normal flight. The crew was informed of the problem on a routine company call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OVERWEIGHT TKOF, MANIFEST ERROR.

Narrative: AN OVERWEIGHT TKOF OCCURRED DUE TO AN ERROR ON THE LOAD MANIFEST. THE RAMP AGENT (AND A TRAINEE) DID NOT ADD 120 LBS OF MAIL PLACED IN THE REAR CARGO AREA OF AN SMT TO THE WEIGHT BALANCE. THE MAIL WAS ON THE LIST OF REAR BAGGAGE BUT WAS IMPROPERLY TRANSFERRED TO THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE FORM. THE RAMP/GATE AGENT TRAINEE DID NOT TRANSFER THE NUMBERS CORRECTLY. THE ACFT WAS APPROX 100 LBS OVER GROSS (12,600 LBS AT TKOF) THE ACFT PITCHED UP SHARPLY UPON ROTATION DUE TO AN AFT LOADED C.G. CONDITION. THE CAPT (PF) RECOVERED AND WE CONTINUED WITH A NORMAL FLT. THE CREW WAS INFORMED OF THE PROB ON A ROUTINE COMPANY CALL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.