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Pilot of a piper PA31 navajo failed to have his pilot and medical certificates in his possession when checked by FAA inspector. Check of FAA pilot records found that the pilot's medical certificate had expired and that there was no multi-engine rating on his private pilot certificate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483694 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tcl.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : post flt |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 483694 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departed airport ifx at or about XA02 VFR to tcl at 3000 ft MSL in piper PA31-350. Standard radio call to tcl tower 15 mi north, cleared for left base entry runway 11, cleared to land. Normal landing, taxied to FBO ramp. Ramp check, FAA, pilot had no identify except driver's license. Medical had expired 6 months previous. FAA advised pilot no multi-engine certificate on file. Pilot has single engine land certificate on file. Pilot has logged approximately 73000 hours in past 4 yrs. PIC/single engine land. No citation, violations, etc. Pilot's original seland and meland certificates issues in 1955-1959 atlanta airpark, atl, GA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA31 NAVAJO FAILED TO HAVE HIS PLT AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES IN HIS POSSESSION WHEN CHKED BY FAA INSPECTOR. CHK OF FAA PLT RECORDS FOUND THAT THE PLT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED AND THAT THERE WAS NO MULTI-ENG RATING ON HIS PVT PLT CERTIFICATE.
Narrative: DEPARTED ARPT IFX AT OR ABOUT XA02 VFR TO TCL AT 3000 FT MSL IN PIPER PA31-350. STANDARD RADIO CALL TO TCL TWR 15 MI N, CLRED FOR L BASE ENTRY RWY 11, CLRED TO LAND. NORMAL LNDG, TAXIED TO FBO RAMP. RAMP CHK, FAA, PLT HAD NO IDENT EXCEPT DRIVER'S LICENSE. MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED 6 MONTHS PREVIOUS. FAA ADVISED PLT NO MULTI-ENG CERTIFICATE ON FILE. PLT HAS SINGLE ENG LAND CERTIFICATE ON FILE. PLT HAS LOGGED APPROX 73000 HRS IN PAST 4 YRS. PIC/SINGLE ENG LAND. NO CITATION, VIOLATIONS, ETC. PLT'S ORIGINAL SELAND AND MELAND CERTIFICATES ISSUES IN 1955-1959 ATLANTA AIRPARK, ATL, GA.
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.