While conducting enroute inspection FAA air carrier inspector appears to have interfered with flight...

Attributes
ACN	129161
Time
Date	198911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cys
State Reference	WY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mod
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4400
ASRS Report	129161
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On 11/mon/89, the FAA boarded my aircraft with the proper identify, but no authority/authorized (which I didn't know was required until later), and told me if he could prove it was me talking below 10000' he would violate me. I told him that I hadn't. He asked to see our licenses and medicals, and he was going to observe us back to den. He asked for a splitter so he could listen to our conversation. I told him that we didn't have one. Meanwhile our passenger are trying to board. I turned on the speaker so he could hear the conversation. By this time, we had been on the ground 10 mins. We were doing a single engine turn, and he was informed by the ground personnel that we were running late. As we were ready for taxi, I asked for the clearance and reached for the clipboard, only to discover that he had it. I had to stop and retrieve it. By now it had been 20 mins on the ground before we took off. When we got in the air I noticed him come forward to observe us. As we began our initial descent into den and made the announcement to fasten seat belts, I noticed he had come forward again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE CONDUCTING ENROUTE INSPECTION FAA ACR INSPECTOR APPEARS TO HAVE INTERFERED WITH FLT CREW DUTIES. UNABLE CALLBACK.

Narrative: ON 11/MON/89, THE FAA BOARDED MY ACFT WITH THE PROPER IDENT, BUT NO AUTH (WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW WAS REQUIRED UNTIL LATER), AND TOLD ME IF HE COULD PROVE IT WAS ME TALKING BELOW 10000' HE WOULD VIOLATE ME. I TOLD HIM THAT I HADN'T. HE ASKED TO SEE OUR LICENSES AND MEDICALS, AND HE WAS GOING TO OBSERVE US BACK TO DEN. HE ASKED FOR A SPLITTER SO HE COULD LISTEN TO OUR CONVERSATION. I TOLD HIM THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE. MEANWHILE OUR PAX ARE TRYING TO BOARD. I TURNED ON THE SPEAKER SO HE COULD HEAR THE CONVERSATION. BY THIS TIME, WE HAD BEEN ON THE GND 10 MINS. WE WERE DOING A SINGLE ENG TURN, AND HE WAS INFORMED BY THE GND PERSONNEL THAT WE WERE RUNNING LATE. AS WE WERE READY FOR TAXI, I ASKED FOR THE CLRNC AND REACHED FOR THE CLIPBOARD, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT HE HAD IT. I HAD TO STOP AND RETRIEVE IT. BY NOW IT HAD BEEN 20 MINS ON THE GND BEFORE WE TOOK OFF. WHEN WE GOT IN THE AIR I NOTICED HIM COME FORWARD TO OBSERVE US. AS WE BEGAN OUR INITIAL DSCNT INTO DEN AND MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS, I NOTICED HE HAD COME FORWARD AGAIN.

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.

While conducting enroute inspection FAA air carrier inspector appears to have interfered with flight crew duties. Unable callback.