Pilot of an small aircraft twin fails to have the aircraft original airworthiness and registration c...

Attributes
ACN	306244
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	306244
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On apr/fri/95 I flew with some friends to san felipe, mexico back course (mmsf). This was my first flight out of the united states. On apr/sun/95 I could not find the airplane standard airworthiness certificate and certificate of aircraft registration. I concluded they had been lost of stolen. I attempted to contact the FAA but they were closed. My other reasonable idea was to have the FBO in the united states where I rented the aircraft, facsimile me a copy. They did and I departed for the united states. Upon landing at calexico, ca (kcxl). I was fined by customs $5,000.00 and now have been told they are notifying the FAA and I can expect enforcement. There needs to be some policy regarding this. I followed every customs law (ie, filed an adcus, updated the adcus via telephone and air-to-ground communications, had several telephone conversations with customs before the flight and now I'm facing up to $10,000 in fines and suspension of my pilot certificate. Maybe I should have stayed in mexico. The documents were found by the hotel and sent to us via mail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA TWIN FAILS TO HAVE THE ACFT ORIGINAL AIRWORTHINESS AND REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES ABOARD THE ACFT WHEN RE-ENTERING THE UNITED STATES.

Narrative: ON APR/FRI/95 I FLEW WITH SOME FRIENDS TO SAN FELIPE, MEXICO BC (MMSF). THIS WAS MY FIRST FLT OUT OF THE UNITED STATES. ON APR/SUN/95 I COULD NOT FIND THE AIRPLANE STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND CERTIFICATE OF ACFT REGISTRATION. I CONCLUDED THEY HAD BEEN LOST OF STOLEN. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FAA BUT THEY WERE CLOSED. MY OTHER REASONABLE IDEA WAS TO HAVE THE FBO IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE I RENTED THE ACFT, FAX ME A COPY. THEY DID AND I DEPARTED FOR THE UNITED STATES. UPON LNDG AT CALEXICO, CA (KCXL). I WAS FINED BY CUSTOMS $5,000.00 AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE NOTIFYING THE FAA AND I CAN EXPECT ENFORCEMENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME POLICY REGARDING THIS. I FOLLOWED EVERY CUSTOMS LAW (IE, FILED AN ADCUS, UPDATED THE ADCUS VIA TELEPHONE AND AIR-TO-GND COMS, HAD SEVERAL TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH CUSTOMS BEFORE THE FLT AND NOW I'M FACING UP TO $10,000 IN FINES AND SUSPENSION OF MY PLT CERTIFICATE. MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN MEXICO. THE DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND BY THE HOTEL AND SENT TO US VIA MAIL.

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.

Pilot of an small aircraft twin fails to have the aircraft original airworthiness and registration certificates aboard the aircraft when re-entering the united states.