Narrative:

My copilot and I had an uneventful trip from ptk to cyqk. After we cleared customs, we were inspected by a department of transportation official. He said everything was in order, but in order to prove that the aircraft is airworthy we should carry the aircraft logbooks with us. I have checked the USA regulations and the canadian regulations. None address this issue for a part 91 operators. I have also checked with the nbaa and they said they have never heard of this before. Even though there is no mention of a requirement to carry the aircraft logbooks into canada, we will in the future. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. The reporter was contacted to determine if there had been any followup by canadian authorities. The reporter indicated that he had sent copies of the relevant logbook pages to the ministry of transport aci, who indicated that the matter was considered closed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: U.S. FEDERAL AVIATION REG PART 91 CPR ACFT RAMP CHECKED IN CANADA BY MOT ACI, CITED FOR NOT HAVING ACFT LOGBOOK ON BOARD.

Narrative: MY COPLT AND I HAD AN UNEVENTFUL TRIP FROM PTK TO CYQK. AFTER WE CLRED CUSTOMS, WE WERE INSPECTED BY A DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL. HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER, BUT IN ORDER TO PROVE THAT THE ACFT IS AIRWORTHY WE SHOULD CARRY THE ACFT LOGBOOKS WITH US. I HAVE CHKED THE USA REGS AND THE CANADIAN REGS. NONE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR A PART 91 OPERATORS. I HAVE ALSO CHKED WITH THE NBAA AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO MENTION OF A REQUIREMENT TO CARRY THE ACFT LOGBOOKS INTO CANADA, WE WILL IN THE FUTURE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. THE RPTR WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY FOLLOWUP BY CANADIAN AUTHORITIES. THE RPTR INDICATED THAT HE HAD SENT COPIES OF THE RELEVANT LOGBOOK PAGES TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ACI, WHO INDICATED THAT THE MATTER WAS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.