<< >> NASA ASRS Report 244286, June 1993

An small aircraft pilot landed just barely before an airport was to be closed by NOTAM for an airshow. An FSDO inspector found that he had no medical or pilot certificate with him.

Attributes
ACN	244286
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hao
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 Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : parked landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : holding ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 286 flight time type : 286
ASRS Report	244286
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft pilot landed at hao at XA57, he claims. The airport was to be closed at XB00 by NOTAM for an air show. Another pilot verified the time. The reporter was advised by unicom that he should not land because of radio controled aircraft flying at the airport. An FAA FSDO inspector asked to see the reporter's certificate and medical. The reporter refused. The FSDO inspector got the help of the local police to convince the reporter to show his paperwork. The reporter did not have it with him. The local FSDO issued a letter of investigation into 'reckless' operation in a 'swarm' of radio controled aircraft. The reporter states that his watch agrees with the FSDO inspector's watch within 2 seconds. The reporter believes that he had the right to land before time WB00 and that he did not operate in a reckless manner.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT LANDED JUST BARELY BEFORE AN ARPT WAS TO BE CLOSED BY NOTAM FOR AN AIRSHOW. AN FSDO INSPECTOR FOUND THAT HE HAD NO MEDICAL OR PLT CERTIFICATE WITH HIM.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA PLT LANDED AT HAO AT XA57, HE CLAIMS. THE ARPT WAS TO BE CLOSED AT XB00 BY NOTAM FOR AN AIR SHOW. ANOTHER PLT VERIFIED THE TIME. THE RPTR WAS ADVISED BY UNICOM THAT HE SHOULD NOT LAND BECAUSE OF RADIO CTLED ACFT FLYING AT THE ARPT. AN FAA FSDO INSPECTOR ASKED TO SEE THE RPTR'S CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL. THE RPTR REFUSED. THE FSDO INSPECTOR GOT THE HELP OF THE LCL POLICE TO CONVINCE THE RPTR TO SHOW HIS PAPERWORK. THE RPTR DID NOT HAVE IT WITH HIM. THE LCL FSDO ISSUED A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION INTO 'RECKLESS' OP IN A 'SWARM' OF RADIO CTLED ACFT. THE RPTR STATES THAT HIS WATCH AGREES WITH THE FSDO INSPECTOR'S WATCH WITHIN 2 SECONDS. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT HE HAD THE RIGHT TO LAND BEFORE TIME WB00 AND THAT HE DID NOT OPERATE IN A RECKLESS MANNER.

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.