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Flight instructor of small aircraft aircraft was cited by united states customs for not having correct aircraft 'identify' numbers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 219063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 725 flight time type : 710 |
| ASRS Report | 219063 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I recently went on a flight to freeport in the bahamas. As a CFI it was the first flight across the ADIZ for myself and also for my student. Everything was ok until we stopped at customs at pbi. The inspector quickly noticed that the tail numbers were not of proper size. He stated that the numbers had to be 12 inches in height. He quickly photocopied my license and made it clear that he would send it to the FAA. Throughout all my flight training as a CFI I was never made aware of this far. In order to prevent others from having the same problem, I would recommend that this be included in all pilot training curriculum and in more FAA publications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR OF SMA ACFT WAS CITED BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS FOR NOT HAVING CORRECT ACFT 'IDENT' NUMBERS.
Narrative: I RECENTLY WENT ON A FLT TO FREEPORT IN THE BAHAMAS. AS A CFI IT WAS THE FIRST FLT ACROSS THE ADIZ FOR MYSELF AND ALSO FOR MY STUDENT. EVERYTHING WAS OK UNTIL WE STOPPED AT CUSTOMS AT PBI. THE INSPECTOR QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE TAIL NUMBERS WERE NOT OF PROPER SIZE. HE STATED THAT THE NUMBERS HAD TO BE 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT. HE QUICKLY PHOTOCOPIED MY LICENSE AND MADE IT CLR THAT HE WOULD SEND IT TO THE FAA. THROUGHOUT ALL MY FLT TRAINING AS A CFI I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS FAR. IN ORDER TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE INCLUDED IN ALL PLT TRAINING CURRICULUM AND IN MORE FAA PUBLICATIONS.
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.