At united states customs border crossing inspection, a private pilot presented copies of required do...

Attributes
ACN	306468
Time
Date	199506
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	other
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 201 flight time type : 201
ASRS Report	306468
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On jun/sun/95 2 passenger and myself (PIC) were returning from viszciano, baja mexico. This was my third trip in the last 8 months. The first strip was in jun/xx/94, and the second in dec/xx/94 and the third on jun/sun/95 and each time landing at the same united states airport, calexico. Each time showing the same documents: 1) airworthiness certificate, 2) registration, 3) current medical, 4) pilot's license. (I was informed by my flight instructor to make a xerox copy and laminate it to carry on the flight and file the original away). My flight instructor has made many trips into baja before. I made the last 3 trips with the same xerox and did not realize the original was needed until this trip. Twice before on the dates listed above, the customs officers viewed the xerox copy and never mentioned that the original was needed. I should have been aware that the original was needed. The corrective action I will take is to always carry the original in flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT UNITED STATES CUSTOMS BORDER XING INSPECTION, A PVT PLT PRESENTED COPIES OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION IS NECESSARY FOR INTL TRAVEL.

Narrative: ON JUN/SUN/95 2 PAX AND MYSELF (PIC) WERE RETURNING FROM VISZCIANO, BAJA MEXICO. THIS WAS MY THIRD TRIP IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. THE FIRST STRIP WAS IN JUN/XX/94, AND THE SECOND IN DEC/XX/94 AND THE THIRD ON JUN/SUN/95 AND EACH TIME LNDG AT THE SAME UNITED STATES ARPT, CALEXICO. EACH TIME SHOWING THE SAME DOCUMENTS: 1) AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, 2) REGISTRATION, 3) CURRENT MEDICAL, 4) PLT'S LICENSE. (I WAS INFORMED BY MY FLT INSTRUCTOR TO MAKE A XEROX COPY AND LAMINATE IT TO CARRY ON THE FLT AND FILE THE ORIGINAL AWAY). MY FLT INSTRUCTOR HAS MADE MANY TRIPS INTO BAJA BEFORE. I MADE THE LAST 3 TRIPS WITH THE SAME XEROX AND DID NOT REALIZE THE ORIGINAL WAS NEEDED UNTIL THIS TRIP. TWICE BEFORE ON THE DATES LISTED ABOVE, THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS VIEWED THE XEROX COPY AND NEVER MENTIONED THAT THE ORIGINAL WAS NEEDED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL WAS NEEDED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION I WILL TAKE IS TO ALWAYS CARRY THE ORIGINAL IN FLT.

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.

At united states customs border crossing inspection, a private pilot presented copies of required documents. Original documentation is necessary for international travel.