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## u.s. Depamnem: oi'Thlnsponatlon Western-Pacific Regicn
F«<entiAviatioJJ Administration 

### July**1~.** 

### 2012 Office ofthe Regional Counsel



### CERTIFIED MAIL

- RETIJRN 

### RECEIPT REQUESTED p,:Xferal Aviation Adn:rinistration 81)0 Independence Avenue, 

### SW 

### Washington, DC 20591 Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

### Wilbur Wright Building

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### ·suite 2Wl000 -+ OMS

P.O. Box 92007 Los Angeles, CA**90009~2007** Telephone: (310)**725-34~4·** Fzu:simile: (310) 72S-o&liQ:.';

Re: In the Matter of Schuman

### Aviation, Ltd.; Case No. 2012WP130002 .**~** 002/008 14100.2



### Enclosed is a copy ofa request for 

### hearing dated JulyS, 2012, and the original and one copy of the Complaint in the above.referenced proceeding. I 

### request that the 

### hearing in this 

### rna1ter be held 

### in the Honolulu, Hawaii 

### area, and 

### expeCI that the hearing 

### will 

### last one (1) day. Please address 

### all co:cnmunica.tions for the 

### Regional Counsel oftho Western-Pacific 

### Region, to the 

### undersigned, at: Office 

### ofthe Regional 

### Counsel, Awp-7, Fede:t:al 

### Aviatjon**Adrrd1.).istra.t~on,** 

### \Vestem-racific**R~gion~** 

### P. 0. Box 92007. Los Angeles, CA 90009-:2007, Telephone: (310) 725-3-154, FAX: 

### (310) 725-6816. Sincerely,
Naomi Tsuda Regional

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# D**~** By: \_

# ,(~t Don obertz Attorney 

### Enclosures: 

### Request for 

### Hearing; Complaint; Certificate of

### Service 

### 1-JOTE TO RESPONDENT: SEC"f'ION 

### 13.209 OF 

### THE CP RULES OF 

### PRACTICE REQUIRE THAT A 

### \VRJTTEN ANSWER TO 

### THE COMPLAINT BE FILED NOT LATER 

### THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE OF THE COMPLAINT. AS AN ALTERNATlVE TO FILING AN ANSWER, A 

### MOTION MAY BE FILED l>uRSUANT TO SECTION 13.208(D) OR SECTION l3.218(F)(l-4) OF 

### THE RULES OF PRACTICE.07/19/2012 16:04 FAX 2024935142 07/12/.2012 11:31 FAX 3107.256816 FAA 

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .•. + OMS



### DEPARTMENT OF**TR.ANSPORTATIO~~--** 

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### FEDE:RAL AVIATION ADMlNISTRATION
MICHAEL P. HUERTA (ACTING),) DOCKETNO.
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### Al)l\1INISTRA TOR, FEDERAL AVIATION ) (Unassigned) 

### ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Complainant, ) )**~.** 

### ) ) 

### SCHUMAN AVIATION, LTD.. ) FAA Case 

### No. 2012WP130002 ) 

### Respondent. ) )



### REQUEST 

### fQ& A HEARING @003/006 141003



### SCHUMAN AVIATION, 

### LID., Respondent above-named, 

### by his undersigned 

### counsel, hereby requests a hearing in the 

### Adm.i.nistrator's Final 

### Notice ofProposed Civil 

### Penalty (Case No. 2012'WP130002) dated June 27, 2012, assessing a civiJ 

### penalty in the 

### amount of 

### $11,000.00. Respondent prays 

### that the Administr:ator'

### s Assessment 

### ofCivil Penalty be reversed.



### Attorney foJ: Respondent07/19/2012 16:04 FAX 2024935142**Ul/l~/~01~** ll:Jl FAX J107256816 FAA 

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U.S. DEPARTMENT 

### OFTRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

'" the Matter of: FAA DOCKET Schuman Aviation, Ltd. FAA CASE NO. 2012WP1300')2 Respondent


### JUDGE NOT ASSIGNED 

### COMPLAINT The Complainant files its Complaint. pursuant to 

### Rule 208 ofthe Rules of

### Practice (14 C.F.R. 13
..208), 

### and states as follows:


### .Respondent, Schuman Aviation, Ltd. was advised through a Notice ofProposed 

### Civil Penalty and a Final Notice of

### Proposed Civil Pe11alty 

### that the FAA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of$11,000.00. On July 5, 2012, Respondent, through its a.ttoTney, Christopher D. Ferrara. subJ,nitted a written (equest 

### tor a bearing.


### Tl.
l. On 

### or about 

### October 11, 2011, 

### Respondent operated civil aircraft 

### N5269D, a Cessna 177, 

### along the north shore ofOahu, Hawaii. 2. Incident to the above operations. 

### Respondent operated NS269D over 

### open water, within approximately 100 feet of

### persons onthe surface. 3. 

### The above operations 

### were: not necessary for takeoffor

### landing. 4. The above operations were carel1!SS orreckless so as to endanger the life or 

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By reason ofthe foregoing facts and Circtmstances. Respondent violated ofthe Federal 

### Aviation Regulations (Title 14, Code 

### ofFederal Regulations):
a. 14 CFR 91.119( c): Except where necessary for takeofforlanding, no person 

### .may operat¢ an aircraft 

### oYer other

### than congested areas, at an altitude of500 fc:e\ above 

### the surface, except over open 

### watcr.or sparselypopulated 

### areas. 

### Inthose t::ascs, the 

### aircraft may 

### not be**operat~d** 

### closer than 

### 500 feet to any

### person:, ves.sd, 

### vehicle, or structure. b. 14 CFR 91. 13(a) which 

### states: "No person

### may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endangerthe life orproperty ofanother."
. 

### IV. 1. · Pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. Section 46301, as 

### adjusted under 14 CPR -part 13, Sl.tbpart H, Respondent is subject to a civil penalty 

### not to exceed $11,000;00 for each ofthe violations 

### alleged. 2. Under the.facts and**circumstau.ce!~** ofthis case, a civil penalty of$ll,000.00 is appropriate. WHEREFORE, 

### the Complainant, respectfully requests that tb,e Administrative Law 

### Judge enter an order rhat Respondent be assessed a civil penalty 

### in the amount of$] 1 ,000.00_

Don Bobertz, Anomey Office 

### ofthe Regional 

### Counsel Federal Aviation Administration 

### Western-Pacific Region 

### Dated: July 

### 12, :201207/18/2012 18:04 FAX _2024835142 v 1' .1.4/ •u.a." .L.L: o.I.L l'AA ".1.1)'(**~:>tS~lH** FAA AWP-7

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE .;. OMS**~** 008/008 !gj 006

Ihereby certify rhat on 

### this date I 

### have placed in the 

### United States mail, postage prepaid, cc:rtined mail-return receipt requested, the 

### executed original and

## fux~o:<i one copy ofthe 

### Complaint,'addressed as**follow~:** Federal Aviarion Adminis1l'ation 800 

### Independence Avenue, 

### SW · Washington, 

### DC 20591 Attn: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building-SUite 2Wl000 

### Facsimile: (202) 493-5]42



### I further cenify 

### that on 

### this date 

### I have placed 

### in the United States 

### m.ai1. postae;e 

### prepai<L certified mail.;r¢turn receipt requested, a true copy ofthe Complaint, addressed as follows:

Dated: 

### July 12. 

### 2012 Christopher D. Femu·a, Esq. 841 Bishop Street, Suite 1628 Honolulu, 

### ffi 96813 Also via facsimile to 808-537-4576 President 

### Schuman**Aviation~** 

### Ltd. 130 Iolana

### Place Honolulu. 

### HI 96819

# a.~~**A.gl;s~** Legal Technician Office 

### <>fthe Regional Counsel Federal Aviation 

### Administration Western-Pacific Region Lawndale, Califomia.