Pilot clearing customs advised pink slip registration on aircraft not valid for out of the country a...

Attributes
ACN	106555
Time
Date	198803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	106555
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

(Event) aircraft flown to toronto from islip, ny (IFR). 2 hour ground time in toronto, filed IFR from toronto island airport to rochester, ny, to clear customs then on to islip. In the process of clearing customs in roc, I was informed of the relatively new far that it is illegal to fly out of country on a pink copy of the application for a permanent registration. There is no indication of this on the application for registration. The FAA is not very prompt in processing any applications. My application was sent in 2/89. Alleged violation was in 3/89. Possibly the FAA records division could reply to a new application (first) to acknowledge the application (second) to inform applicant of any restrictions to the operation of a newly purchased aircraft, (third) how to receive any relief from restrictions. I talked to FAA inspector at the time of occurrence and he informed me that I would receive a (loi) letter of intent that I would have to reply to.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT CLEARING CUSTOMS ADVISED PINK SLIP REGISTRATION ON ACFT NOT VALID FOR OUT OF THE COUNTRY ACTIVITY.

Narrative: (EVENT) ACFT FLOWN TO TORONTO FROM ISLIP, NY (IFR). 2 HR GND TIME IN TORONTO, FILED IFR FROM TORONTO ISLAND ARPT TO ROCHESTER, NY, TO CLEAR CUSTOMS THEN ON TO ISLIP. IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING CUSTOMS IN ROC, I WAS INFORMED OF THE RELATIVELY NEW FAR THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO FLY OUT OF COUNTRY ON A PINK COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR A PERMANENT REGISTRATION. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THIS ON THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. THE FAA IS NOT VERY PROMPT IN PROCESSING ANY APPLICATIONS. MY APPLICATION WAS SENT IN 2/89. ALLEGED VIOLATION WAS IN 3/89. POSSIBLY THE FAA RECORDS DIVISION COULD REPLY TO A NEW APPLICATION (FIRST) TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPLICATION (SECOND) TO INFORM APPLICANT OF ANY RESTRICTIONS TO THE OPERATION OF A NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT, (THIRD) HOW TO RECEIVE ANY RELIEF FROM RESTRICTIONS. I TALKED TO FAA INSPECTOR AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE AND HE INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A (LOI) LETTER OF INTENT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLY TO.

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.

Pilot clearing customs advised pink slip registration on aircraft not valid for out of the country activity.