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A twin jet ferry flight pauses at the FBO at fll for a period of unspecified time prior to proceeding to united states customs as required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fll.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 441030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 441027 |
Narrative:
When we were taxiing, looking for the aircraft facility, and when directed by the tower, we missed the way to united states customs and stopped for a while at the FBO before going to customs. The airport was unfamiliar for the crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWIN JET FERRY FLT PAUSES AT THE FBO AT FLL FOR A PERIOD OF UNSPECIFIED TIME PRIOR TO PROCEEDING TO UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AS REQUIRED.
Narrative: WHEN WE WERE TAXIING, LOOKING FOR THE ACFT FACILITY, AND WHEN DIRECTED BY THE TWR, WE MISSED THE WAY TO UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND STOPPED FOR A WHILE AT THE FBO BEFORE GOING TO CUSTOMS. THE ARPT WAS UNFAMILIAR FOR THE CREW.
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.