<< >> NASA ASRS Report 337230, May 1996

A private pilot flying an H model bonanza flew through cxl with an expired medical certificate. He had to pay a fine to united states customs.

Attributes
ACN	337230
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 520 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	337230
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed cxl without current medical. Third class had expired by 1 month (my physician passed away and closed his practice). He used to send me notification. Had to get my passenger and myself home. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies an H model bonanza. He landed at cxl, not mexicali as stated in his narrative (this has been corrected). A customs agent tried to keep him from flying away with the threat of a fine. The reporter flew on home and now has a new medical certificate. He conferred with the local FAA in idaho and obtained an attorney. He has paid a settlement to the customs service. The FAA has taken the position 'just forget it.' the reporter flies into mexico several times each yr with his employees for fishing trips and is very familiar with the treatment that united states customs can mete out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT FLYING AN H MODEL BONANZA FLEW THROUGH CXL WITH AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE HAD TO PAY A FINE TO UNITED STATES CUSTOMS.

Narrative: LANDED CXL WITHOUT CURRENT MEDICAL. THIRD CLASS HAD EXPIRED BY 1 MONTH (MY PHYSICIAN PASSED AWAY AND CLOSED HIS PRACTICE). HE USED TO SEND ME NOTIFICATION. HAD TO GET MY PAX AND MYSELF HOME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES AN H MODEL BONANZA. HE LANDED AT CXL, NOT MEXICALI AS STATED IN HIS NARRATIVE (THIS HAS BEEN CORRECTED). A CUSTOMS AGENT TRIED TO KEEP HIM FROM FLYING AWAY WITH THE THREAT OF A FINE. THE RPTR FLEW ON HOME AND NOW HAS A NEW MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE CONFERRED WITH THE LCL FAA IN IDAHO AND OBTAINED AN ATTORNEY. HE HAS PAID A SETTLEMENT TO THE CUSTOMS SVC. THE FAA HAS TAKEN THE POS 'JUST FORGET IT.' THE RPTR FLIES INTO MEXICO SEVERAL TIMES EACH YR WITH HIS EMPLOYEES FOR FISHING TRIPS AND IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TREATMENT THAT UNITED STATES CUSTOMS CAN METE OUT.

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.