Aircraft entering country with temporary aircraft registration.

Attributes
ACN	113010
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lbb
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	113010
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On jun/sun/89, I departed republic airport, farmingdale, ny at approximately xa local time IFR to toronto isl. Airport in canada. I arrived at toronto isl. At approximately xb local time. Departed toronto isl. At xc local time for buf. Landed buf at xd to clear united states customs. After clearing customs, the customs officer asked to see the aircraft registration which I produced. This aircraft had been purchased by its present owner within the last 3 months. I showed the customs agent the temporary registration and was advised that I was in violation of the FARS. He requested my license (ATP) to make a copy of it for his or FAA use. I feel that if this is so, the FAA should expedite permanent registration to aircraft operators and through more vigorous education or advisory procedures let pilots know of obscure regulations that they are going to enforce. The operation is called operation pink panther via the rochester GADO, ny.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENTERING COUNTRY WITH TEMPORARY ACFT REGISTRATION.

Narrative: ON JUN/SUN/89, I DEPARTED REPUBLIC ARPT, FARMINGDALE, NY AT APPROX XA LCL TIME IFR TO TORONTO ISL. ARPT IN CANADA. I ARRIVED AT TORONTO ISL. AT APPROX XB LCL TIME. DEPARTED TORONTO ISL. AT XC LOCAL TIME FOR BUF. LANDED BUF AT XD TO CLEAR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS. AFTER CLEARING CUSTOMS, THE CUSTOMS OFFICER ASKED TO SEE THE ACFT REGISTRATION WHICH I PRODUCED. THIS ACFT HAD BEEN PURCHASED BY ITS PRESENT OWNER WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I SHOWED THE CUSTOMS AGENT THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION AND WAS ADVISED THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE FARS. HE REQUESTED MY LICENSE (ATP) TO MAKE A COPY OF IT FOR HIS OR FAA USE. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS SO, THE FAA SHOULD EXPEDITE PERMANENT REGISTRATION TO ACFT OPERATORS AND THROUGH MORE VIGOROUS EDUCATION OR ADVISORY PROCS LET PLTS KNOW OF OBSCURE REGULATIONS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO ENFORCE. THE OPERATION IS CALLED OPERATION PINK PANTHER VIA THE ROCHESTER GADO, NY.

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.