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Pilot of light aircraft arriving from mexico is told by customs officer that the aircraft temporary registration certificate is not valid for out of country flts. Owner of aircraft had apparently been informed by FAA personnel that the temporary registration was okay for out of country flts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 115278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cxl |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 115278 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Customs officer cited pilot (returning from flight in mexican airspace) for aircraft operation possessing pink temperature registration (issued 1 day earlier) in lieu of permanent copy. Pilot not owner of aircraft, but owner was aboard. Owner was informed temperature registration was ok, but not for out of country flts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF LIGHT ACFT ARRIVING FROM MEXICO IS TOLD BY CUSTOMS OFFICER THAT THE ACFT TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID FOR OUT OF COUNTRY FLTS. OWNER OF ACFT HAD APPARENTLY BEEN INFORMED BY FAA PERSONNEL THAT THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION WAS OKAY FOR OUT OF COUNTRY FLTS.
Narrative: CUSTOMS OFFICER CITED PLT (RETURNING FROM FLT IN MEXICAN AIRSPACE) FOR ACFT OPERATION POSSESSING PINK TEMP REGISTRATION (ISSUED 1 DAY EARLIER) IN LIEU OF PERMANENT COPY. PLT NOT OWNER OF ACFT, BUT OWNER WAS ABOARD. OWNER WAS INFORMED TEMP REGISTRATION WAS OK, BUT NOT FOR OUT OF COUNTRY FLTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.