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Flight crew of an mdt were ramp checked after landing and no aircraft airworthiness certificate was found aboard. In addition, the flight crew returned the aircraft without passenger to home base without a ferry permit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : azo |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 294380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 294185 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We flew the aircraft from cincinnati to kalamazoo and were met by an FAA inspector who was to ride with us back to cincinnati. He discovered that we did not have an airworthiness certificate on board. The flight back to cincinnati was subsequently canceled and we thought that after discussing the problem with our maintenance and dispatch that we could ferry the aircraft home. We thought that a ferry permit was not necessary. On arriving back at cincinnati we were told that a ferry permit was required. Obviously we were under the impression that we didn't require any documentation and there had been a communication mix- up. The fact that the certificate was missing in the first place caught us by surprise. The 2 other certificates necessary (certificate of registration and radio license) were in place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MDT WERE RAMP CHKED AFTER LNDG AND NO ACFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS FOUND ABOARD. IN ADDITION, THE FLC RETURNED THE ACFT WITHOUT PAX TO HOME BASE WITHOUT A FERRY PERMIT.
Narrative: WE FLEW THE ACFT FROM CINCINNATI TO KALAMAZOO AND WERE MET BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO WAS TO RIDE WITH US BACK TO CINCINNATI. HE DISCOVERED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON BOARD. THE FLT BACK TO CINCINNATI WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELED AND WE THOUGHT THAT AFTER DISCUSSING THE PROB WITH OUR MAINT AND DISPATCH THAT WE COULD FERRY THE ACFT HOME. WE THOUGHT THAT A FERRY PERMIT WAS NOT NECESSARY. ON ARRIVING BACK AT CINCINNATI WE WERE TOLD THAT A FERRY PERMIT WAS REQUIRED. OBVIOUSLY WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY DOCUMENTATION AND THERE HAD BEEN A COM MIX- UP. THE FACT THAT THE CERTIFICATE WAS MISSING IN THE FIRST PLACE CAUGHT US BY SURPRISE. THE 2 OTHER CERTIFICATES NECESSARY (CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND RADIO LICENSE) WERE IN PLACE.
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.