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U.S. Department ofTransportation Federal Aviation Administration 

### July 7, 2015 4252271007 ANH7

Northwest Mountain Region Office of Regional Counsel Colorado 1 Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Renton, Washington 98057 Tel: (425) 227-2161 Fex: (425) 227-1007 jeffrey.harper@faa.gov



### VIAFACSIMILE AND CERTIFIED MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Federal Aviation Administration Attn: HearingDocket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building 800 Independence Avem.le, SoutJJwest Washington, 

### DC 20591 

### Re: In the Matter of Classic .Ai.r Aviation, LLC, FAA Case 

### No. 2015WP9l0053 Enclosed please find a copy 

### ofa request for hearing and the original and one copy ofthe Complaint 

### inthis proceeding. PAGE 02/10



### The 

### FAA requests thatthebearing inthis matter be held in Phoenix, Arizona, and expects th.e hearing 

### will last one day. For scheduUng purposes, counsel for the

### FAA is currently unavailable onthe following dates in 2015: 

### August 21-29, September 9-14, September 18-21, October 

### 16-19, November 20-23, and December4-7. In 2016, 

### counsel for the 

### FAA is currently unavailable on: 

### January 22-25, February 

### 19-22, March 18-21, ApriliS-18, May 20-23, June 24-27, July 15-18, August 26-29, and07/07/2015 09:15 4252271007 ANM7



### Classic Air 

### Aviation, LLC -FAA Case 

### No. 201SWP9100S3 

### July 7, 20)5 

### Page 2 of2 September 

### 16-19. Please address all communications to the undersigned at: FederalAviationAdministration Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 

### 1601 Li.ndAvenue Southwest Renton, Washington 

### 98057 (425) 227-2161, Fax: (425) 227-1007


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### FAAAttorney Enclosure: Request for Hearing (Appeal) Complaint
cc: Ms. CarolinaMarin-Henriquez, Esq. 3780 Kilroy AirportWay, Suite 200 PMB 

### 301 Long Beach, CA 90806 Mr. Michael A Urbano, Esq. The Law Offi.ces ofMichael 

### A Urbano, P.L.L.C. 4809 EastThistle Landing Dreive, Strite I

### 00 Phoenix, AZ 85044 PAGE 03/1007/07/2015 09:15 4252271007

Jeffrey M. Harper FAA Office of Regional Counsel :1.60:1.llnd Avenue Southwest Renton, Washington 98057 T (425) 227-2161 F (425) 227-1007 ANM7



### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the Matter of: Classic Air Aviation, LLC FAA Case No. 2015WP910053 DMS No. Not assigned Judge: Not assigned


### COMPLAINT PAGE 04/10



### TheFederal Aviation Administration (FAA), by counsel, hereby files its Complaint, pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. § 13.208), and states as follows:
. 

### I. On June 16, 2015, ClassicAir Aviation, LLC, was advised through a Final Notice of Proposed CivH Penalty thatthe FAA proposed to assess a civilpenalty in the amount of $30,796. On July 2, 2015, Classic Air Aviation, LLC, submi.tted a written request for a hearing. 

## H. 1. Classic Air Aviation, LLC (CAA) is now, and at all times relevant herein was, the holder ofLetter ofAuthorizationNo. 4CLJSSIC, issued bythe Federal Aviation Ad.m.inistration (FAA), autb.orizb:cg 

### it to conduct comm.el'cial air tour operations under SectJ.on 91.147 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), J')tle 14, Code ofFederal Regulations (C.F.R.), Chapter I. 

### 2. At all times relevant herein, CAA certified it would comply with the requirements of 14 C.F.R. Part 120 a:J:cd 49 C.F.R. Part 40 

### faT its Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.07/07/2015 09:15 4252271007 ANM7

3. At all times relevant herein, CAA's Letter ofAutl1orization authorized 

### it to usc civil aircraft 

### N461 77 inthe conducts ofits Section. 

### 91.147 commercial air tour operations. 

### 4. Random selections 

### are made, and at all times relevant herein were made, 

### fi:am CAA's DOT random drug and alcohol testing pools every month. 5. CAA hired the following individuals on the dates shownto perform safety sensitive functions: Mark Torgerson Joel Tricomo Pieter Mead Zachary Forsberg Jordan Rumohr January 1, 

### 2013 December 

### 17, 2013 December 

### 18,2013 January 

### 30, 2014 March 

### 20, 2014 6. Pre-Employment Drug Testing:
a. CAA did not subject 

### Mr. Tricomo to a Department ofTransportation (DOT) pre-employment drug test until 

### January 

### 16, 2015. b. CAAnever subjected Mr. Mead to a DOTpre-employment drug test.
c. CAAnever subjected 

### Mr. Forsberg 

### to a DOT pre-employment drug test. d. CAAnever subjected 

### Mr. Rumohr to

### a DOTpre-employment drug test. 

### 7. Perform.ance of Safety-Sensitive Work:
a. 

### Mr. Torgerson performed safety-sensitive work on

### N46177 on. October 

### 19, 2013. PAGE 05/10

b. 

### Mr. Tricomo performed safety-sensitive work on

### N46177 onJanuary 

### 30, 2014; February 

### 18, 2014; July 

### 2, 2014; and September 

### 24,2014.
c. Mr. Mead performed safety-sensitive work on

### N46177 onDecember 

### !8, 2013. d. Mr. Forsberg performed safety-sensitive work on 

### N46177 on June 3, 

### 2014.
e. Mr. Rumohr performed safety-sensitive work on

### N46l77 on August 26, 

### 2014; September 9, 

### 2014; and September 11, 

### 2014. 8. DOT Random Drug andAlcohol Testing Pools:
Complaint In the Maner of Classic Air Aviation, LlC FAA Case No. 2015WP9l0053, DMS No. Not Assigned Page2of6 Jeffrey M. Harper1 FAA Attorney T (426)

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a. 

### :Mr. Torgerson was not added to CAA's 

### DOT random drug and alcohol testing pools at any time between the date:: he washired by 

### CAA and Jru:mruy 27, 2014, the date he left the employ ofCAA. b. 

### :Mr. Tricomo was not added to CAA's DOTrandom drug and alcohol testing pools before March 1, 20 15.


### c. 

### :Mr. Forsberg was not added to CAA's DOT rat1dom drug and alcoholtesting pools at 

### atlY timebetween the date 

### he was 

### hired by CAAand June 10, 2014, the date he le.ft the employ ofCAA. 9. Mr. Rm:nohr was not addedto CAA's DOTrandom drug and alcohol testing pools at any timebetween the date he was hired by CAAand October 30,2014, the date he left the c::mploy ofCAA. 

### III. 

### 1. By reason o.fthe foregoing circumstance(s), CAAviolated the following sections of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 C.F.R.): PAGE 05/10

a. Section 120.105, inthat empl.oyees performing safety-sensitive function.s were not subject to a drug testing program implemented in accordat1ce with 14 C.F.R. Part 120, Subpart E. b. Section l20.109(a)(l), inthat 

### it hired individuals to perform safety-sensitive functions listed in 14 C.P.R. Section 120.105 whenit did not first conduct a preemployment drug test andreceived a verified negative drug test result for those individuals.
c. Section l20.215(a), in that employees performing safety-sensitive functions were not subject 

### to an alcohol testing program implemented in acconfunce with 14 C.F.R. Part 120, Subpart F. 2. Under49 U.S.C. 

### §46301(a) and (d), as modified at 14 C.F.R. Part 13, CAA is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $11,000 for each ofthe violations noted. 3. Underthe facts and c.i.rcumstat1ces ofthis case, a civil penalty of$30,796 is appropriate.

Complaint In the Metter of Classic Air Aviation, LLC FM Case No. 2015WP910053, DMS No. Not Assigned Pege 3 of 6 Jeffrey M. Harper, FMAttorney T (425) 227-2161 F (425) 227-100707/07/2015 09:15 4252271007 ANM7



### Respectfully submitted this 7th day ofJuly, 2015.

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Complaint In the Matter of Classic Air Aviation, LLC FAA Case No. 20:1.5WP910053, DMS No. Not As;igned Page 4 of I'J PAGE 07/10

Jeffrey M. Harper, FAA Attorney T (426) 227-216). F(426) 227·100707/07/2015 0g:15 4252271007 ANM7



### ANSWER In accordance with Section l3.209(a) ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations, CAA must answer tills 

### Complaint not later than

### thirty (30) 

### days after the date the Complaint is served. Failureto file an 

### Answer within thirty (30) 

### days without good cause shall be 

### deemed an admission ofthe truth ofeach allegation contained in the Complaint. 

### l4 C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(£). PAGE 08(10

Complaint tn the Matter of Classic Air Aviation, LI..C FAA Case No. 2015WP910053, OMS No. Not Assigned Page 5 of 6 Jeffrey M. Harper, FAA Attorney T (425) 227·2161 F (425) 227-100707/07/2015 09:15 4252271007 ANH7



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that the Complaint has been served via facsimile and Certified MailReturn ReceiptRequestedthis date, to the following: Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430, Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 Federal**Avial~on** Administration 800 lndependeJJCe Avenue SW Washington, 

### DC 20591 F: (202) 267-.1293 

### Ms. Carolina Marin-Hellriquez, 

### Esq. 3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 200 PMB 301 Long Beach, CA 90806 

### T (562) 304-2805 

### F (562) 252-0216 cmh@thel.awconcierge.com Mr. Michael. A Urbano, Esq. The Law Offi.ces ofMichael A. Urbano, P.L.L.C. 4809 East Thistle Landing Drive, Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85044 

### T (480) 759-0035 

### F (480) 759-0042 michael@urbanolaw.com Datedthis 7th day ofJuly, 2015.

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Cornplaint ln the Matter of crassic A1r Aviation, lLC FAA Case No.**2015WPS~0053,** DMS No, Not Assigned Page 6 of6 Jeffrey M. Harper, FAA Attorney T (425) 227-2161 F (425)227-;1.00707/07/2015 09:15 4252271007 07/02/2015 lB:lB 4866415306 ANH7 STAPLES 1320 

### Classic Air Aviation, LlC 4805 EF<1lco n Drive, Me•a A.Z 85215 Tel: (1>02)

**~74-5376** Email: kadg.@dassicairavlatlan.com
To: Federal Aviation Administration Office afRegional Counsel-ANM-7 Northwegt Moontllln Region 1601 Und Avenue

**Sout~st** Renton, WA 98057 Sentvir1 U.S. CertifiedMail, Retum ReceiptRequested, Anclt::rnai/to ltftrev.hCirper@faa.qov, AndFtDI 425-227-2007 July 2. 2015 RE; FAA Case N. ZQ1SWP910053 Classic AirAviation, UC De3r Mr. Harper, PAGE 10/10 PAGE 02/02

Please acceptthis letter as our response from Classic AirAviation, LLC to the Final Notice ofProposed Clvll Penalty date<! June 16,2015and received by an authorb!ed member cfmanagement on

**Juri"~.** 2015. ihls letterselVeS as noticetoformally reque.t "'hearing in this matter. Additionallythis letter Is

. our intentto stayany fines orflndinss offact and/orfault until said hearing.

We regrettnatwe have notbeen abl"to settlethis mattertoterms thatare equally agreeaple t:a both parties, however we •restill hopeful thata settlement can be rt!;lched prio' to any hearing. Please be advised ofourintentto retain new legal counsel regardingthis matter; his contactinformation <s as follows. Michael UrbanoEsq.

**L~W** Offlc"" ofMichael Urbano, PLLC 4S09 EThistle Drive, STE 100

**Phoen~** AI.. 85042 (P) 4S0·759-C03S (F) 480"759-Q042 mjchae\@urbanolaw,£Qm Mr. Urbar.o iil:ely will betiling a letterof rePresentation sometime nextweek. Thank you in advBnce for

**yo~r** attention in this mattE!r,

**ph~ase** do not hesttata tocontact me with any questions at602-574-5376.

**Respe~ully** Yours,



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