Pilot of an atx small aircraft sel refueled an FAA inspector 'ramp' inspection request.

Attributes
ACN	279575
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smn
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	279575
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Refused a ramp inspection, did not show license (was not asked), and distance from aircraft to 3 passenger waiting was questionable. I deplaned left, and waited to board again for boise. An FAA person showed identify and asked to ramp me. I refused, telling him I was fighting WX. Other circumstances were that I fueled my aircraft and another next to me with a pilot on my trail because she was a new charter pilot and not used to the WX, smoke, and we needed to drop her plane en route. Passenger were going with me. Thunderstorms were en route to boise. I had started duty at XF30 and needed to be on boise by XT30. The ramping would have set me back since my next to last ramp was 20-30 mins. I was in a hurry, totally focused on my job at hand. My safety limitations involved limiting distrs such as talking, going to the office at atx. My trailing pilot was not ramped, and had to go to the restroom making it necessary to fuel her aircraft. The next morning about x-y am, both inspectors did not choose to ramp me, but did ramp the aircraft next to mine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN ATX SMA SEL REFUELED AN FAA INSPECTOR 'RAMP' INSPECTION REQUEST.

Narrative: REFUSED A RAMP INSPECTION, DID NOT SHOW LICENSE (WAS NOT ASKED), AND DISTANCE FROM ACFT TO 3 PAX WAITING WAS QUESTIONABLE. I DEPLANED L, AND WAITED TO BOARD AGAIN FOR BOISE. AN FAA PERSON SHOWED IDENT AND ASKED TO RAMP ME. I REFUSED, TELLING HIM I WAS FIGHTING WX. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WERE THAT I FUELED MY ACFT AND ANOTHER NEXT TO ME WITH A PLT ON MY TRAIL BECAUSE SHE WAS A NEW CHARTER PLT AND NOT USED TO THE WX, SMOKE, AND WE NEEDED TO DROP HER PLANE ENRTE. PAX WERE GOING WITH ME. TSTMS WERE ENRTE TO BOISE. I HAD STARTED DUTY AT XF30 AND NEEDED TO BE ON BOISE BY XT30. THE RAMPING WOULD HAVE SET ME BACK SINCE MY NEXT TO LAST RAMP WAS 20-30 MINS. I WAS IN A HURRY, TOTALLY FOCUSED ON MY JOB AT HAND. MY SAFETY LIMITATIONS INVOLVED LIMITING DISTRS SUCH AS TALKING, GOING TO THE OFFICE AT ATX. MY TRAILING PLT WAS NOT RAMPED, AND HAD TO GO TO THE RESTROOM MAKING IT NECESSARY TO FUEL HER ACFT. THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT X-Y AM, BOTH INSPECTORS DID NOT CHOOSE TO RAMP ME, BUT DID RAMP THE ACFT NEXT TO MINE.

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.