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Pilot of an small transport twin took off successfully in fog on a far part 91 operation and subsequently questioned with FAA FSDO if he was legal to do so. He received mixed answer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ahn airport : ahn |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 420510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I departed ahn knowing the minimums were too low for a 'for hire' operation but did not believe they applied to part 91. I thought a 0-0 was legal if it was not for hire. I called the local FSDO and got conflicting answers whether or not I violated a regulation. I will do more research.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN TOOK OFF SUCCESSFULLY IN FOG ON A FAR PART 91 OP AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUESTIONED WITH FAA FSDO IF HE WAS LEGAL TO DO SO. HE RECEIVED MIXED ANSWER.
Narrative: I DEPARTED AHN KNOWING THE MINIMUMS WERE TOO LOW FOR A 'FOR HIRE' OP BUT DID NOT BELIEVE THEY APPLIED TO PART 91. I THOUGHT A 0-0 WAS LEGAL IF IT WAS NOT FOR HIRE. I CALLED THE LCL FSDO AND GOT CONFLICTING ANSWERS WHETHER OR NOT I VIOLATED A REG. I WILL DO MORE RESEARCH.
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.