FAA threatened penalties for unauthorized carriage of passengers.

Attributes
ACN	119159
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7g2
State Reference	OH
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 Transport
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	119159
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I own and fly a polished aluminum light transport. I can only take necessary crew for the aircraft. During this trip I was bringing along my girl friend who watches the plane while I'm away from it and my daughter whom the aircraft is named after. She was asked to be there for a photo session. Both people were small and seated side by side and belted with IAP belt and shoulder harness along with ear protection. My letter of authorization allows a 350 NM proficiency flight radius. Ashtabula was only 170 NM away from my home base. The FAA says I'm in violation. During the last polishing of my airplane my employee polished off a portion of my north number which should read XXXX. I didn't notice he put my number back on as XXXY. The number is now back to normal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states the aircraft is licensed in the experimental exhibition category and FAA is contesting the carriage of passenger for this purpose. Also at issue is the discrepancy in the registration number and the fact a low pass was made upon arrival at the air show airport. An investigation notice has been received.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA THREATENED PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS.

Narrative: I OWN AND FLY A POLISHED ALUMINUM LTT. I CAN ONLY TAKE NECESSARY CREW FOR THE ACFT. DURING THIS TRIP I WAS BRINGING ALONG MY GIRL FRIEND WHO WATCHES THE PLANE WHILE I'M AWAY FROM IT AND MY DAUGHTER WHOM THE ACFT IS NAMED AFTER. SHE WAS ASKED TO BE THERE FOR A PHOTO SESSION. BOTH PEOPLE WERE SMALL AND SEATED SIDE BY SIDE AND BELTED WITH IAP BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS ALONG WITH EAR PROTECTION. MY LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION ALLOWS A 350 NM PROFICIENCY FLT RADIUS. ASHTABULA WAS ONLY 170 NM AWAY FROM MY HOME BASE. THE FAA SAYS I'M IN VIOLATION. DURING THE LAST POLISHING OF MY AIRPLANE MY EMPLOYEE POLISHED OFF A PORTION OF MY N NUMBER WHICH SHOULD READ XXXX. I DIDN'T NOTICE HE PUT MY NUMBER BACK ON AS XXXY. THE NUMBER IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER STATES THE ACFT IS LICENSED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION CATEGORY AND FAA IS CONTESTING THE CARRIAGE OF PAX FOR THIS PURPOSE. ALSO AT ISSUE IS THE DISCREPANCY IN THE REGISTRATION NUMBER AND THE FACT A LOW PASS WAS MADE UPON ARR AT THE AIR SHOW ARPT. AN INVESTIGATION NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

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.