Reporter charged to carry a passenger from a to B more than 50 mi apart and not certificated under p...

Attributes
ACN	300961
Time
Date	199410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o61
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	300961
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

The situation arose, that allowed me to split expenses for a flight from cameron park, ca to yreka, ca in a B35 bonanza. I was paid by a check and used that plus my own money to pay for the remainder of the aircraft expenses and operating costs. I feel that this was walking the fence between part 91 and 135. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: of course there was 2 sides of the story. The reporter stated his boss had a friend who wanted to go to yreka from cameron park and knew that his employee had a pilots license and would enjoy flying the person to yreka and they could share the cost of the rental on the airplane. So the reporter rented the airplane and got a check for a portion of the rental cost. The passenger consequently went to a charter operator and complained about the rates of the charter operator and that he went in the past at this fraction of a cost the charter operator was charging. The FAA cited the pilot under part 91.13 for careless and reckless operation of an airplane, and suspended his license for 90 days. The reporter is now working for a part 135 operator and will not be able to work as a pilot for 90 days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CHARGED TO CARRY A PAX FROM A TO B MORE THAN 50 MI APART AND NOT CERTIFICATED UNDER PART 135.

Narrative: THE SIT AROSE, THAT ALLOWED ME TO SPLIT EXPENSES FOR A FLT FROM CAMERON PARK, CA TO YREKA, CA IN A B35 BONANZA. I WAS PAID BY A CHK AND USED THAT PLUS MY OWN MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ACFT EXPENSES AND OPERATING COSTS. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS WALKING THE FENCE BTWN PART 91 AND 135. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: OF COURSE THERE WAS 2 SIDES OF THE STORY. THE RPTR STATED HIS BOSS HAD A FRIEND WHO WANTED TO GO TO YREKA FROM CAMERON PARK AND KNEW THAT HIS EMPLOYEE HAD A PLTS LICENSE AND WOULD ENJOY FLYING THE PERSON TO YREKA AND THEY COULD SHARE THE COST OF THE RENTAL ON THE AIRPLANE. SO THE RPTR RENTED THE AIRPLANE AND GOT A CHK FOR A PORTION OF THE RENTAL COST. THE PAX CONSEQUENTLY WENT TO A CHARTER OPERATOR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RATES OF THE CHARTER OPERATOR AND THAT HE WENT IN THE PAST AT THIS FRACTION OF A COST THE CHARTER OPERATOR WAS CHARGING. THE FAA CITED THE PLT UNDER PART 91.13 FOR CARELESS AND RECKLESS OP OF AN AIRPLANE, AND SUSPENDED HIS LICENSE FOR 90 DAYS. THE RPTR IS NOW WORKING FOR A PART 135 OPERATOR AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WORK AS A PLT FOR 90 DAYS.

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.

Reporter charged to carry a passenger from a to B more than 50 mi apart and not certificated under part 135.