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Reporter pilot had difficulty obtaining a medical certificate following surgery though all doctors reports and appropriate tests supported issuing the certificate. The FAA issuing agency handled the request too slowly and unprofessionally according to reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 385856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Report summary: after surgery, I took an FAA flight physical and passed for a third class certificate. I gathered all the required documents and sent them to the FAA. Apparently the FAA office lost the documents but I got copies and resubmitted. After numerous calls for follow up action taken, I continued to be stalled, plus had to get more documents. Months later, I still had not received my license or certificate but was billed by an FAA doctor. I feel the entire handling by the FAA is insulting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR PLT HAD DIFFICULTY OBTAINING A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOLLOWING SURGERY THOUGH ALL DOCTORS RPTS AND APPROPRIATE TESTS SUPPORTED ISSUING THE CERTIFICATE. THE FAA ISSUING AGENCY HANDLED THE REQUEST TOO SLOWLY AND UNPROFESSIONALLY ACCORDING TO RPTR.
Narrative: RPT SUMMARY: AFTER SURGERY, I TOOK AN FAA FLT PHYSICAL AND PASSED FOR A THIRD CLASS CERTIFICATE. I GATHERED ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND SENT THEM TO THE FAA. APPARENTLY THE FAA OFFICE LOST THE DOCUMENTS BUT I GOT COPIES AND RESUBMITTED. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS FOR FOLLOW UP ACTION TAKEN, I CONTINUED TO BE STALLED, PLUS HAD TO GET MORE DOCUMENTS. MONTHS LATER, I STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED MY LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE BUT WAS BILLED BY AN FAA DOCTOR. I FEEL THE ENTIRE HANDLING BY THE FAA IS INSULTING.
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.