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- CP-[T o b e assigned ] BADGE RHELICOPTERS , INC . ) Cas e No . 2011AL91001 9

_ ) JUDG E NO T ASSIGNE D ^; ' S^^'- ' COMPLAIN T i Z c^'§§ ' r n ^^ ^ r n Th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (Complainant) , b y counsel , hereb y files^its ^^y^: ^ Complaint , pursuan t

t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalt y Action s r-::^" ^ (1 4 C.F.R . ^ 13.208) , an dstale s a s follows : I . Responden t

Badge r Helicopters , Inc . (Responden t o r Badge r Helicopters ) wa s advise d thruug h aNotic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalt y date dAugus t 15 . 2011 , an db y aFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt y date dFebruar y 21,2012 , tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t

o f S4,400 . B y alette r

date dMarc h 2 , 2012 , Responden t requeste dahearing . Th e Enforcemen t

Division , FA A Offic e o f ih c Chie f

Counse l receive dRespondent' s writte n reques t fo r ahearin g b y Certifie dMai l - retur n receip t requeste do n Marc h 7 , 2012 . Becaus e Respondent' s Marc h 2 , 201 2 reques t fo r ahearin g wa s no t

sen t t o th e Hearin g Docke t

i n accordanc e wit h 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.16(h) , Responden t sen t asecon dlette r

requestin g ahearin g date d Marc h 8 , 2012 , an daddresse dt o th e Hearin g Docket , O n Marc h 14 , 2012 , th e Enforcemen t Division , FA A Offic e o f th e Chie f

Counse l receive dacop y o f Respondent' s secon dlette r b y Certifie dMai l - retur n receip t requested .



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1 . Badge

r Helicopter s i s now . an

da t al l time s mentione di n thi s document was , the holder o f aLetter of Authorizatio n issue db

y the FAA , authorizin g i

t to conduc t

commercial air tour operation s unde

r 1 4 C.F.R . § 91.147 . 2 . A t ail time s mentione di

n thi s document , 1 4 C.F.R . § 91.147(e ) require dtha t Badger Helicopter s compl y wit

h the provision s o f

it s Letter o f Authorizalion , which amon g other thing s provide s tha

t Badger Helicopter s will comply wit h the requirement s o f

1 4 C.F.R . par

t 12 0 an d4 9 C.F.R . par

t 4 0 fo r it s antidru g testin g an

dalcoho l misus e preventio n program . 3 . 1 4 C.F.R . § 120.109(a)(1 ) prohibit s a n employer

fro mhirin g an

y individual fo

r a safcty-sen.^irive functio n unles s th e employe r firs t conduct s apre-employmen t tes t andreceive s a verifie dnegativ e dru g tes t resul t fo r tha t individual . 4 . Unde

r 1 4 C.F.R . § 120.105(a) , aperso n who perform s fligh t crewmembc r

dutie s perform s asafety-sensitiv e function 5 . Under

1 4 C.F.R . § 120.7(j) , "hire " mean s retainin g a n individual fo

r asafety

sensitiv e function a s apai demployee , a s avolunteer , o r through barter

or other fonn o f compensation . 6 . Unde

r 1 4 C.F.R . § 120.7(q) , averifie dnegativ e dru g tes t resul t mean s adru g tes t resul t fro ma n HH S [Healt

h andHuma

n Sen-icesJ-certifie dlaborator y that ha s undergon e revie w b y aMedica

l Revie w Office

r ("MRO" ) an

dha s bee n determine db y th e MRO to b e anegativ e result . 7 . A

t al l time s mentioac di

n thi s document , DakotaRotor s LL C wa s aholdin g company ihai hel dBadge

r Helicopters . 8 . Tli e FAA' s inspectio n of Badger Helicopter s reveale dthat :

800/500 0 SM Q + VV d 2t?L5C6fS0 3 XV d 8t?.8 0 SL02/i2/C 0a . I n Jun e 2010 , Dakot aRotor s hire dCar aDavi s an dassigne dhe r t o conduc t commercia l ai r

tou r operation s for

Badge r Helicopter s unde r

Badge r Helicopters ' Lette r o f Authorization . b . O n o r

abou t Jun e 9 , 2010 , Dakot aRotor s conducte dapre-employmen t dru g tes t o f Car aDavis . c . Civi l aircraf

t N121A H wa s authorize dfo r us e b y Badge r

Helicopter s i n it s commercia l ai r

lou r operation s unde r

sectio n 91.147 . d . O n o r

abou t Jim e 10 , 2010 , Car aDavi s performe dfligh t crewmembc r dutie s o n acommercia l ai r tou r operatio n unde r

sectio n 9 1 14 7 fo r

Badge r Helicopter s i n civi l aircraf

t Nl2 1 AH . c . O n o r

abou t Jun e 11 , 2010 , th e MR O verifie dth e result s o f Car aDavis ' pre-employmen t

dru g tes t

a s negative . f Badge r

Helicopter s hire dCar aDavi s fo r asafety-sensitiv e functio n withou t firs t cunduelin g apre-employmen t dru g tes t an dreceivin g averifie dnegativ e • dru g tes t resul t for her . 

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th e foregoing , Badge r

Helicopter s violate d1 4 C.F.R . § 91.147(e) , i n tha i i l taile dt o compl y wit h th e requirement s o f 1 4 C.F.R . § 120.109(a)(1) . 2 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . § 46301(a)(5)(A) ; Badge r Helicopter s i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee dS I 1,00 0 fo r

eac h violatio n o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulations . 3 . Unde r

th e fad s an dcircumstance s o f thi s cas e an di n accordanc e with th e Admimstrator' s Sanctio n Guidanc e i n FA A Orde r 2150.3B , Appendi x B , acivi l penaltyo f $4,40 0 i s appropriat e fo r th e violatio n i n thi s case .

800/900 0 SW a ^ VV i Sn^eSt^O S XV d 8t^:8 0 3L02/iS/eO _WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , b y counsel , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r an orde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $4,400 . Respectfull y submitted , Pete r J . Lync h Assistan t Chie f Counse l Enforcemen t

Division , AGC-30 0

Date : Marc h 15.201 2 Senio r Attorne y Enforcemen t

Ehvision , AGC-30 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f th e Chie f

Counse l 80 0 Independenc e Ave. , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Telephone : (202 ) 267-726 8 Facsimile : (202)267-510 6

NOTE : Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . § 13.209(a) , awiitte n answe r t o acomplain t

mus t b e file dn o late r iha n Thirt y (30 ) day s afte r

servic e o f

th e complaint .

800/iOOj a su a ^ VV d 3t?lSE;6PS0 2 XVd8t:8 0 ZiOZ/LZ/Z dCERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t o n thi s date . I hav e sen t b y U.S . certifie dmail , acop y o f th e foregoin g complain t

i n th e matte r

o f Badge r Helicopters , Inc. , FA A Docke t No . CP-[l o b e assigned] , Cas e No . 2011AL9I0019 , to : Michae l Jacob , Presiden t Badge r Helicopters , Inc . 2456 4 Hw y 16/38 5 Cusie r S D 5773 0 I n addition , 1 hereb y certif y tha t o n thi s date , I hav e sen t b y U.S . certifie dmai l th e origina l an don e cop y o f th e foregoin g documen t to : Hearin g Docke t Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Or\'iU c Wrigh t

Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Ann : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g - Suit e 2W100 0 

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