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Customs faults pilot for using temporary registration certificate to fly aircraft from california, united states, to alaska, united states.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 312419 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ort |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 312419 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Flight was to bring newly purchased aircraft from california to alaska. Pilot was aware of regulations regarding temporary registration in foreign airspace, but was under impression this was united states customs regulation. Contacted customs in fairbanks and canada, was told, 'we are no longer worried about temporary certificates and are not checking any more.' proceeded on this assumption. Customs agent in northway not in agreement, filed report with FAA. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the registration was a temporary issued in fresno. This was the second aircraft he had purchased in the lower 48 and flown to alaska. He has received a letter from the FAA essentially indicating he should not purchase another airplane and bring it to alaska. If he complies they will expunge his file in 2 yrs. He knows this is not a safety issue but it is a major annoyance since he complied with all aspects to get a ruling on the temporary certificate. To be then told that information was wrong was inconceivable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CUSTOMS FAULTS PLT FOR USING TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE TO FLY ACFT FROM CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, TO ALASKA, UNITED STATES.
Narrative: FLT WAS TO BRING NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT FROM CALIFORNIA TO ALASKA. PLT WAS AWARE OF REGS REGARDING TEMPORARY REGISTRATION IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE, BUT WAS UNDER IMPRESSION THIS WAS UNITED STATES CUSTOMS REG. CONTACTED CUSTOMS IN FAIRBANKS AND CANADA, WAS TOLD, 'WE ARE NO LONGER WORRIED ABOUT TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES AND ARE NOT CHKING ANY MORE.' PROCEEDED ON THIS ASSUMPTION. CUSTOMS AGENT IN NORTHWAY NOT IN AGREEMENT, FILED RPT WITH FAA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE REGISTRATION WAS A TEMPORARY ISSUED IN FRESNO. THIS WAS THE SECOND ACFT HE HAD PURCHASED IN THE LOWER 48 AND FLOWN TO ALASKA. HE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FAA ESSENTIALLY INDICATING HE SHOULD NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND BRING IT TO ALASKA. IF HE COMPLIES THEY WILL EXPUNGE HIS FILE IN 2 YRS. HE KNOWS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS A MAJOR ANNOYANCE SINCE HE COMPLIED WITH ALL ASPECTS TO GET A RULING ON THE TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE. TO BE THEN TOLD THAT INFO WAS WRONG WAS INCONCEIVABLE.
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.