Small transport single pilot cargo flight inspected on ground by canadian aviation authority.

Attributes
ACN	124687
Time
Date	198910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yoo
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	124687
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

After landing at oshawa, on, in an aircraft on a cargo flight, I was approached by an alleged inspector claiming to be from the canadian aviation authority whom informed me he was going to perform an aircraft safety inspection, ie, 'rampcheck', he did not show any identification. This 'inspector' asked to see the aircraft operating manual, flight manual, weight and balance, airworthiness certificate, radio station license, aircraft registration, and my pilot certificate, medical certificate, and radio operator's license, also the weight and balance computations for the flight. All these documents were found to be in order and as they should be, also the cargo was secured as is required. However, the flight was filed and flown under IFR even though the WX was VFR as reported from the area forecast, terminal forecast, and latest surface observation. The flight was made single pilot, the aircraft has an installed, operating, approved autoplt system. The certificate holder, myself, and the aircraft are all 'approved for single pilot IFR with autoplt in lieu of second in command' per the certificate holder's operating specifications. This authorization appears in the operations manual that is kept on board the aircraft. This authorization was issued by the FAA. However, the authorization does not appear in the canadian operating specifications copy in the operations manual. The 'inspector' informed me that this is a violation of canadian rules, even though the canadian certificate copy in the operations manual approves the named aircraft for IFR operation. The 'inspector' told me I would receive a notice of violation from the canadian aviation authority in approximately 30 days, as would the aircraft owner. There was no further discussion with the 'inspector' whom had a form he was filling out. I was given no paperwork of any kind nor asked to sign anything.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT SINGLE PLT CARGO FLT INSPECTED ON GND BY CANADIAN AVIATION AUTHORITY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT OSHAWA, ON, IN AN ACFT ON A CARGO FLT, I WAS APCHED BY AN ALLEGED INSPECTOR CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE CANADIAN AVIATION AUTHORITY WHOM INFORMED ME HE WAS GOING TO PERFORM AN ACFT SAFETY INSPECTION, IE, 'RAMPCHECK', HE DID NOT SHOW ANY ID. THIS 'INSPECTOR' ASKED TO SEE THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL, FLT MANUAL, WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, RADIO STATION LICENSE, ACFT REGISTRATION, AND MY PLT CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AND RADIO OPERATOR'S LICENSE, ALSO THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE COMPUTATIONS FOR THE FLT. ALL THESE DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE IN ORDER AND AS THEY SHOULD BE, ALSO THE CARGO WAS SECURED AS IS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, THE FLT WAS FILED AND FLOWN UNDER IFR EVEN THOUGH THE WX WAS VFR AS REPORTED FROM THE AREA FORECAST, TERMINAL FORECAST, AND LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATION. THE FLT WAS MADE SINGLE PLT, THE ACFT HAS AN INSTALLED, OPERATING, APPROVED AUTOPLT SYSTEM. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER, MYSELF, AND THE ACFT ARE ALL 'APPROVED FOR SINGLE PLT IFR WITH AUTOPLT IN LIEU OF SECOND IN COMMAND' PER THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER'S OPERATING SPECS. THIS AUTHORIZATION APPEARS IN THE OPS MANUAL THAT IS KEPT ON BOARD THE ACFT. THIS AUTHORIZATION WAS ISSUED BY THE FAA. HOWEVER, THE AUTHORIZATION DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE CANADIAN OPERATING SPECS COPY IN THE OPS MANUAL. THE 'INSPECTOR' INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VIOLATION OF CANADIAN RULES, EVEN THOUGH THE CANADIAN CERTIFICATE COPY IN THE OPS MANUAL APPROVES THE NAMED ACFT FOR IFR OPERATION. THE 'INSPECTOR' TOLD ME I WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FROM THE CANADIAN AVIATION AUTHORITY IN APPROX 30 DAYS, AS WOULD THE ACFT OWNER. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE 'INSPECTOR' WHOM HAD A FORM HE WAS FILLING OUT. I WAS GIVEN NO PAPERWORK OF ANY KIND NOR ASKED TO SIGN ANYTHING.

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.