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A C210 private pilot takes his aircraft out of the country without having the required 12 inch tail numbers on his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 360 flight time type : 26 |
| ASRS Report | 437450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft FAA |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On may/wed/99, I flew a private plane owned by myself to the bahamas for fishing and returned on may/sat/99. I had 3 passenger. I departed from west palm beach and returned back to west palm beach as a port of entry where I reported to customs. Customs informed me that I did not have the required 12 inch letters on my plane as required. (The letters are approximately 5 inches.) I reported to them that I was unaware of this regulation, and that I would make sure and comply with this on all future flts out of the country. I agreed with customs that ignorance is no excuse and that it was a mistake of not knowing the regulation as I should have. This was the end of the event/situation. I will make sure that I research and know all FAA requirements concerning out of the country flts before I make any other flts out of the united states.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PVT PLT TAKES HIS ACFT OUT OF THE COUNTRY WITHOUT HAVING THE REQUIRED 12 INCH TAIL NUMBERS ON HIS ACFT.
Narrative: ON MAY/WED/99, I FLEW A PVT PLANE OWNED BY MYSELF TO THE BAHAMAS FOR FISHING AND RETURNED ON MAY/SAT/99. I HAD 3 PAX. I DEPARTED FROM WEST PALM BEACH AND RETURNED BACK TO WEST PALM BEACH AS A PORT OF ENTRY WHERE I RPTED TO CUSTOMS. CUSTOMS INFORMED ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED 12 INCH LETTERS ON MY PLANE AS REQUIRED. (THE LETTERS ARE APPROX 5 INCHES.) I RPTED TO THEM THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS REG, AND THAT I WOULD MAKE SURE AND COMPLY WITH THIS ON ALL FUTURE FLTS OUT OF THE COUNTRY. I AGREED WITH CUSTOMS THAT IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE AND THAT IT WAS A MISTAKE OF NOT KNOWING THE REG AS I SHOULD HAVE. THIS WAS THE END OF THE EVENT/SIT. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I RESEARCH AND KNOW ALL FAA REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING OUT OF THE COUNTRY FLTS BEFORE I MAKE ANY OTHER FLTS OUT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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.