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Pilot of small aircraft at customs did not have his license and medical certificate in his possession.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 195040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdm |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 195040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On my arrival to brown field on 11/xx/91, the customs agent asked for my pilot's license and medical certificate. I reached for the satchel that carries these documents and for the first time realized that I did not have them. I explained to the customs agent that I presented the original documents to other agents at brown field on nov xx, xth, xth, and xth on previous trip to baja, ca, just days before. I also presented to him xerox copies of my pilot's license and medical certificates that I use to clear mexican customs and immigration. I use copies in mexico in case I lose one of the originals while in the process of entering the country. This is the first time I failed to produce the originals of my pilot's license and medical certificate in the many yrs I have been traveling to mexico. I was unaware that I did not have my pilot's license and medical certificate in my possession. I did not intentionally fly or try to enter the country without the proper documents. I will never fly or enter the country without having my pilot's license and medical certificate in my possession.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA AT CUSTOMS DID NOT HAVE HIS LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION.
Narrative: ON MY ARR TO BROWN FIELD ON 11/XX/91, THE CUSTOMS AGENT ASKED FOR MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. I REACHED FOR THE SATCHEL THAT CARRIES THESE DOCUMENTS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE THEM. I EXPLAINED TO THE CUSTOMS AGENT THAT I PRESENTED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS TO OTHER AGENTS AT BROWN FIELD ON NOV XX, XTH, XTH, AND XTH ON PREVIOUS TRIP TO BAJA, CA, JUST DAYS BEFORE. I ALSO PRESENTED TO HIM XEROX COPIES OF MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES THAT I USE TO CLR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION. I USE COPIES IN MEXICO IN CASE I LOSE ONE OF THE ORIGINALS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ENTERING THE COUNTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I FAILED TO PRODUCE THE ORIGINALS OF MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN THE MANY YRS I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO MEXICO. I WAS UNAWARE THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN MY POSSESSION. I DID NOT INTENTIONALLY FLY OR TRY TO ENTER THE COUNTRY WITHOUT THE PROPER DOCUMENTS. I WILL NEVER FLY OR ENTER THE COUNTRY WITHOUT HAVING MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN MY POSSESSION.
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.