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ATP applicant complains that section on license application dealing with alcohol offenses is not sufficiently obvious.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hpn |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 182675 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The problem arose when filling out my application for my airline transport pilot license (ATP). The new FAA form added a statement under article (U) of the form requesting disclosure of a driving offense involving alcohol. Because I have filled out so many of these forms in the past I checked off, 'no', the boxes per rote/reflex action. The application had already been submitted. I did have a driving while under the influence in oct of 1981; nearly 10 yrs ago. The failure to list this seemingly meaningless event was not deliberate but a result of a failure to make airmen aware of the newly affected changes on the application form. On my latest FAA class 1 medical I did list that I had a traffic violation on my driving record, a failure to dim my headlights in august of 1990 and signed the appropriate release to allow FAA access to my records on which I have nothing to hide. This problem arose for me, I believe, because the placement of the 'new question' is connected to a felony statement regarding drugs and possession and arrest. I suggest it be moved to it's own section so it will not be overlooked by other airmen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATP APPLICANT COMPLAINS THAT SECTION ON LICENSE APPLICATION DEALING WITH ALCOHOL OFFENSES IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY OBVIOUS.
Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHEN FILLING OUT MY APPLICATION FOR MY AIRLINE TRANSPORT PLT LICENSE (ATP). THE NEW FAA FORM ADDED A STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE (U) OF THE FORM REQUESTING DISCLOSURE OF A DRIVING OFFENSE INVOLVING ALCOHOL. BECAUSE I HAVE FILLED OUT SO MANY OF THESE FORMS IN THE PAST I CHKED OFF, 'NO', THE BOXES PER ROTE/REFLEX ACTION. THE APPLICATION HAD ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED. I DID HAVE A DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN OCT OF 1981; NEARLY 10 YRS AGO. THE FAILURE TO LIST THIS SEEMINGLY MEANINGLESS EVENT WAS NOT DELIBERATE BUT A RESULT OF A FAILURE TO MAKE AIRMEN AWARE OF THE NEWLY AFFECTED CHANGES ON THE APPLICATION FORM. ON MY LATEST FAA CLASS 1 MEDICAL I DID LIST THAT I HAD A TFC VIOLATION ON MY DRIVING RECORD, A FAILURE TO DIM MY HEADLIGHTS IN AUGUST OF 1990 AND SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE RELEASE TO ALLOW FAA ACCESS TO MY RECORDS ON WHICH I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE. THIS PROB AROSE FOR ME, I BELIEVE, BECAUSE THE PLACEMENT OF THE 'NEW QUESTION' IS CONNECTED TO A FELONY STATEMENT REGARDING DRUGS AND POSSESSION AND ARREST. I SUGGEST IT BE MOVED TO IT'S OWN SECTION SO IT WILL NOT BE OVERLOOKED BY OTHER AIRMEN.
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.