FAA ramp check idents spi carrying passenger. Instructor investigated by FSDO.

Attributes
ACN	294234
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mae
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	294234
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

In oct I approved student pilot for solo flight in his C-172. Student had had substantial training with another instructor 10 yrs earlier. I spent approximately 8-10 hours of pre-solo training with him during aug-sep/94. Student was authority/authorized to solo in winds under 6 KTS and crosswind components less than 3 KTS. Student's airplane was down for maintenance through significant portions of oct, nov, and dec 1994. Thus, I had little contact with student through this period and did not directly track his unsupervised solos. On jan/sun/95, FAA inspector from fresno FSDO ramp-checked student after landing at mae. It was found that student was carrying an adult passenger and that his solo signoff (90 days) had expired. Student has agreed to surrender his student pilot certificate to FAA. He will not be issued a new one for 1 yr. FAA inspector called me for information. I recited history as stated here, and told inspector that the prohibition against carrying passenger was reviewed with student both verbally and on his pre-solo written test. Inspector asked for copies of my flight instructor records and of pre-solo written test. I agreed to send them. Student also ignored large bold-faced print on student pilot certificate 'passenger-carrying prohibited.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA RAMP CHK IDENTS SPI CARRYING PAX. INSTRUCTOR INVESTIGATED BY FSDO.

Narrative: IN OCT I APPROVED STUDENT PLT FOR SOLO FLT IN HIS C-172. STUDENT HAD HAD SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING WITH ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR 10 YRS EARLIER. I SPENT APPROX 8-10 HRS OF PRE-SOLO TRAINING WITH HIM DURING AUG-SEP/94. STUDENT WAS AUTH TO SOLO IN WINDS UNDER 6 KTS AND XWIND COMPONENTS LESS THAN 3 KTS. STUDENT'S AIRPLANE WAS DOWN FOR MAINT THROUGH SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF OCT, NOV, AND DEC 1994. THUS, I HAD LITTLE CONTACT WITH STUDENT THROUGH THIS PERIOD AND DID NOT DIRECTLY TRACK HIS UNSUPERVISED SOLOS. ON JAN/SUN/95, FAA INSPECTOR FROM FRESNO FSDO RAMP-CHKED STUDENT AFTER LNDG AT MAE. IT WAS FOUND THAT STUDENT WAS CARRYING AN ADULT PAX AND THAT HIS SOLO SIGNOFF (90 DAYS) HAD EXPIRED. STUDENT HAS AGREED TO SURRENDER HIS STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE TO FAA. HE WILL NOT BE ISSUED A NEW ONE FOR 1 YR. FAA INSPECTOR CALLED ME FOR INFO. I RECITED HISTORY AS STATED HERE, AND TOLD INSPECTOR THAT THE PROHIBITION AGAINST CARRYING PAX WAS REVIEWED WITH STUDENT BOTH VERBALLY AND ON HIS PRE-SOLO WRITTEN TEST. INSPECTOR ASKED FOR COPIES OF MY FLT INSTRUCTOR RECORDS AND OF PRE-SOLO WRITTEN TEST. I AGREED TO SEND THEM. STUDENT ALSO IGNORED LARGE BOLD-FACED PRINT ON STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE 'PAX-CARRYING PROHIBITED.'

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.