 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
FAA inspector attempted to halt aircraft taxiing by driving automatic in front of aircraft. Advised pilot to ground the aircraft as unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 175442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : co58 |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 743 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 175442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
When I joined this club 2 weeks ago, I checked all paperwork and the log book on the engine and aircraft. I also did a thorough inspection of it myself and was impressed by the meticulous maintenance. On 4/sun/91, after I made my first landing and stopped to get more gas, a gray veh sped on the dirt runway and screeched to a halt in front of the aircraft. Driver said, 'this aircraft is unsafe and I want to see all paperwork.' since this club only operates on wkends the owner had told me previously they had asked FAA to do all inspections on wkdays, and since it is on private property they are not allowed to come on the site west/O a court order or permission, which they did not have. The owner asked them to leave and return on monday. The FAA agent pointed at me and said I should not fly this unsafe aircraft (so we stopped operation for the day). He was very angry with the owner and I hope does not take action to violate me, but this seems to be his intent when he took my licenses and copied all my certificate #south down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR ATTEMPTED TO HALT ACFT TAXIING BY DRIVING AUTO IN FRONT OF ACFT. ADVISED PLT TO GND THE ACFT AS UNSAFE.
Narrative: WHEN I JOINED THIS CLUB 2 WKS AGO, I CHKED ALL PAPERWORK AND THE LOG BOOK ON THE ENG AND ACFT. I ALSO DID A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF IT MYSELF AND WAS IMPRESSED BY THE METICULOUS MAINT. ON 4/SUN/91, AFTER I MADE MY FIRST LNDG AND STOPPED TO GET MORE GAS, A GRAY VEH SPED ON THE DIRT RWY AND SCREECHED TO A HALT IN FRONT OF THE ACFT. DRIVER SAID, 'THIS ACFT IS UNSAFE AND I WANT TO SEE ALL PAPERWORK.' SINCE THIS CLUB ONLY OPERATES ON WKENDS THE OWNER HAD TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD ASKED FAA TO DO ALL INSPECTIONS ON WKDAYS, AND SINCE IT IS ON PVT PROPERTY THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME ON THE SITE W/O A COURT ORDER OR PERMISSION, WHICH THEY DID NOT HAVE. THE OWNER ASKED THEM TO LEAVE AND RETURN ON MONDAY. THE FAA AGENT POINTED AT ME AND SAID I SHOULD NOT FLY THIS UNSAFE ACFT (SO WE STOPPED OPERATION FOR THE DAY). HE WAS VERY ANGRY WITH THE OWNER AND I HOPE DOES NOT TAKE ACTION TO VIOLATE ME, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE HIS INTENT WHEN HE TOOK MY LICENSES AND COPIED ALL MY CERTIFICATE #S DOWN.
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.