SMA PLT RPTS EXTREME PRESSURES PLACED ON PLT TO PERFORM CONCURRENT TKOFS WITH PAXS WITHOUT ANY WT AND BAL CHKS.
Synopsis
SMA PLT RPTS EXTREME PRESSURES PLACED ON PLT TO PERFORM CONCURRENT TKOFS WITH PAXS WITHOUT ANY WT AND BAL CHKS.
Narrative
HOW THE PROBLEM AROSE -- OPEN HOUSE 5 CENT A POUND RIDES. OWNER OF FBO PRESSURING ALL DAY 'FLY SHORTER FLY MORE PEOPLE. DON'T TAKE OFF WITHOUT 3 PEOPLE.' OVER AND OVER. SMA ACFT OWNER FUELED PLANE. I HAD BEEN FLYING IT WITH 2- 3 PEOPLE -- NOT FULL FUEL THE LOAD GIVEN TO ME I DIDN'T EXCEPT. THE OWNER AND HELPERS COME UP WITH A SINGLE IN THE CROWD -- A HVY ADULT. I ASKED IF WE HAD FULL FUEL THE OWNER SAID NO -- HE DIDN'T FILL IT FULL. I'D BE OKAY. A PRESSURE SITUATION AROSE. I ACCEPTED THE SITUATION RELUCTANTLY. THE TKOF SITUATION WAS -- WE GOT AIRBORNE AND I KNEW IT WAS A BAD SITUATION CLB PERFORMANCE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. SHALLOW TURN TO LOWER TERRAIN AND SAFE EMER LNDG SITUATION ESTABLISHED A 50 FPM CLB -- GENTLE CLB AND OVER LOW TERRAIN -- NO EMER AROSE BUT THE SITUATION WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. PRESSURE OVER AND OVER -- I WILL NEVER AGAIN ACCEPT AN UNREASONABLE UNSAFE SITUATION. I TALKED WITH THE OWNER -- LET HIM KNOW OF THE PRESSURE HE WAS GIVING ME ABOUT THE PLANE I WAS FLYING; ABOUT DENSITY ALT AND WT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.