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OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C I N TH E MATTERO F CORNERSTON E AVIATION , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . [T O B E ASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S No . FAA-2011-048 1 I N TH E MATTERO F CORNERSTON E AVIATION , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . [T O B E ASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalty Action ) FDM S No . FAA-20n-048 4 I N TH E MATTE RO F CORNERSTON E AVIATION , INC . FA A DOCKE T No . [T O B E ASSIGNED ] (Civi l Penalt

y Action ) FDM S No . FAA-2011-048 9^ .



### ORDE RGRANTSNG COMPLAINANT^ S MOTIO N FO RLIMITE D SUMMAR Y JUDGMEN T I N DM S NO . FAA-2011-048 9 Complainan t

Federal Aviatio n Administratio n ("ConAplainant " o r "th e agency" ) ha s file daMotio n for

Decisio n ("Motion" ) i

n on e of thes e consolidate dmatters , DM S No . FAA-2011-048 9 ("0489") . Th e Motio n aigue s that Responden t

Cornerston e AviuUou , Inc . ("Respondent " or "Comerstone").ha s admitte dal l th e relevan t fact s constitutin g th e hasi s fo

r ih e agency' s asserte dviolation s o f th e Federal Aviatio n Regulation s ("FARs") ; therefore , th e agenc y continues , n o genuin e issu e of material fac ( exist s an di

t i s entitle dto judgtnent

a s amatter

of law . Complainan t

ask s tha t th e hearin g b e limite dt o th e questio n o f sanction . Th e Complain t

i n 0489 , a s amended , assert s tha t Cornerstone , a

n ai r agenc y certified.t o operat e aPai: f 14 1 pilo t school , faile dt o follo w it s approve dan drequire d syllabu s respectin g thre e students . Respondent , th e amende dComplain t alleges , erroneousl y credite dastudent , Mr . Samue l Golden , wit h groun dtrainin g h e hadreceive d othe r tha n throug h Respondent . Mr . Golden' s enrollmen t i n Cornerstojie' s Instrumen t - Airplane/Commercia l cours e eventuall y wa s terminated . However , hi s trainin g record s fo r th e course , tli e amende dComplain t states , wer e no

t certifie da s correc t

b y th e chie f flight instructor . That

conduc t constitute s a

n FA Rviolation . A secon dFA Rviolatio n occurre dwhe n th e trainin g record s o f agraduat e o f

Respondent' s Privat e Pilo t course , Mr . Jaso n Lambert , hadnot bee n certifie da s correc t

b y di e chie f

flight instructor . Finally , th e amende dComplain t charges , th e graduatio n certificat e of agraduat e o f Cornerstone' s Privat e Pilo t course , Mr . Bryan

t Chase , fail s to contai n hi s name . A s such , th e amende dComplain t

asserts , Cornerston e violate dth e followin g FARs : §§141.95(b)(2 ) (issuin g agraduatio n certificat e to astuden t tha t faile dto contai n th e student' s name) ; 141,101(3 ) (failin g to maintai n acurren t an daccurat e recordo f

th e participatio n of

astuden t eni'olle di

n a h approve dtrainin g course) ; an d141.101(c ) (failin g to certif

y astudent' s recordupo n terminatio n o f tha t student' s training) . I

n support of it s conclusion . Complainant' s Motio n argue s tha t Respondent' s Answe r acknowledge dth e fact s comprisin g th e allege dviolations . Thi s circumstanc e establishe s tha t Responden t

violate dth e name dFARs , th e Motio n concludes . Responden t

di dnot answe r th e Motion . I conclud e tha

t Complainan t

i s entitle dt o summar

y judgmen t

o n th e questio n of liability . Th e document s Complainan t ha s cite dan dsubmitted , togethe r wit h Respondent' s Answe r

t o th e amende dComplaint , establis h violations'o f §§141,95(b)(2) , 141.101(a) , an d141.101(c ) a s charged . Th e fact s thu s determined , however , d o no t establis h th e appropriat e sanction . Tha t issu e wil l b e hearda s par t o f th e consolidate dhearing . WHEREFORE , i t

i s ORDERE D a s follows :. ' 4 1 "

- 1 . Complainant' s Motio n fo r Decisio n i s GRANTED ; 2 . Responden t

i s foun di n violatio n of

14C.F.R . §§I4).95(b)(2) , Ml.lOUa) , an d141.101(c ) a s stale di n thi s Order ; an d 3 . Th e hearin g i

n DM S No . FAA-2011-048 9 wil l b e limite dto th e issu e o f sanction .

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