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Biplane pilot gets violation of FARS for not renewing waiver for banner towing activity over the holidays.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 245924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bna |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 245924 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I have been flying approximately 40 some odd yrs and always keep in mind when my medical biennial review, and keep log on aircraft due dates for annual, 24 months transponder, ELT, and etc, but the 12 months to tow a banner for advertising, which I am retired and is not full time, during the summer months approximately 1-2 times a month. So this renewal date of the certificate of waiver just slipped up on me and I just forgot to renew the waiver, (now it is on my list to renew). And I was observed towing a banner jul/sun/93 by an FAA person. He called me to let me know that my certificate had expired, and, at that time, I made application for renewal, and was issued a new certificate of waiver. So now I am legal to tow banners again. I just forgot to renew my certificate of waiver at the proper time to tow banners under far 91.311 and the FAA person advised he had no choice but to file a violation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BIPLANE PLT GETS VIOLATION OF FARS FOR NOT RENEWING WAIVER FOR BANNER TOWING ACTIVITY OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
Narrative: I HAVE BEEN FLYING APPROX 40 SOME ODD YRS AND ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND WHEN MY MEDICAL BIENNIAL REVIEW, AND KEEP LOG ON ACFT DUE DATES FOR ANNUAL, 24 MONTHS XPONDER, ELT, AND ETC, BUT THE 12 MONTHS TO TOW A BANNER FOR ADVERTISING, WHICH I AM RETIRED AND IS NOT FULL TIME, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS APPROX 1-2 TIMES A MONTH. SO THIS RENEWAL DATE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER JUST SLIPPED UP ON ME AND I JUST FORGOT TO RENEW THE WAIVER, (NOW IT IS ON MY LIST TO RENEW). AND I WAS OBSERVED TOWING A BANNER JUL/SUN/93 BY AN FAA PERSON. HE CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED, AND, AT THAT TIME, I MADE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL, AND WAS ISSUED A NEW CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER. SO NOW I AM LEGAL TO TOW BANNERS AGAIN. I JUST FORGOT TO RENEW MY CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER AT THE PROPER TIME TO TOW BANNERS UNDER FAR 91.311 AND THE FAA PERSON ADVISED HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FILE A VIOLATION.
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.