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U.S. Department ofTransportation FederalAviation Administration 

### FEB 7 2013 I FAA

Eastern Region Regional Counsel Telephone: 718 553-3258 Facsimile: 718 995-5699**-~'** OMS

1 Aviation Plaza Jamaica, NY 11434 141001/008



### CERTIFJED MAIL- RE.TURN RECEIPT 

### REOUEST.t;,D 

# RECEIVED Federal Aviation 

### Administration 800 Independence**A~enue,** 

### S.W_ Washington, 

### D.C. 20591 Attn: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 WilburWrightDuilding- Room 20J

### 4 

### A

TIN: HEARINGDOCKET CI-ERK 

## FEB :1 Z 2013 HEARING DOCKET

Re: In the MatterofCentral VirginiaAviation, 

### Docket 

### No. 2012EA210031
Enclosed 

### herein 

### please find 

### a copy 

### ofthe FAA's 

### Complaint in the above-entitled 

### action 1br tiJing, togetherwith proofofservice 

### upon the

### Respondent.**Sincerely~** 

### Alfred R. 

### Johnson, Jr. Regional Counsel
By: 

### Attorney Enclosures



### cc: David H. Gates, Esq., Cowan Gates, 

### 1930 Huguenot 

### Road, PO Box 35655, Richmond, VA 2323502/27/2013 13:58 FAX 2024835142 FAA**~** OMS 

### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL 

### AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 

### OF.FICE OF HEARlNGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.
In the MatterofCentral Virginia Aviation, Inc. 20 12EA21003I Judge 

### Not Assigned C01\1PLAINT The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 

### by counsel, hereby files its Complaint, pursuant to Rule 13.208 ofthe 

### Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. 13.208), and states as foJiows: 1 Respondent, Central Virginia Aviation, 

### Inc., was advised through a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty that the FAAproposedto assess a civil penalty inthe amount of$22.000
.. On February 4, 2013, Respondent submitted a written demand for a hearing. 

### II I. On or about February 4, 2012, Central Virginia Aviation, Inc., operated a Beech 

### 090 aircraft. identification number N603PA (hereinafter
.. the aircraft''), on a flight from Petersburg, VA (PTB) to 

### Stuart, FL (SUA) 

### (hereinafter ' 1Flight 

### #I"). 2. Flight #1 was a passenger-carrying flight 

### tor compensation or hire, and was thus subject to the rules ofPart 135 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations. 3. On or about February 7, 2012, Central Virginia Aviation, 

### lnc.• operated the aircraft on a flight 

### from Sl.JA to PTB (hereinafter ''Flight 

### #2).**~** 002/00802/27/2013 13:58 FAX 2024935142 FAA**~** OMS
4. Flight #2 was a passengcr-canying 

### flight ibr compensation or 

### hire, and was thus subject to the rules ofPart 135 ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations. 5. At all times relevant herein, Central Virginia Aviation, Inc., did not hold an air carrier certificate.



### ITT By reason of the foregoing**fact~** and circumstances, Respondent violated the ibllowing sections ofthe Federal AviationRegulations:

a. Section 119.5{g), which states that no person may operate as a direct air carrier or as a commercial operator without, or in violation ot;, an appropriate certificate 

### and appropriate operations specifications. b. Section l 1 9.5(i), which states that no person 

### may operate as a direct air 

### carrier without holding appropriate economic authority from the Department ofTransportation.
c. Section 119.5(k), which states that no person may advertise or otherwise otlerto pcrtbnn an operation subject to this part unless that person is authorized 

### by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct that operation. d. Section 119.33(a), which states that a person may not operate 

### a" a direct air carrier unless that person (1) Is a citizen of the United States; (2) Obtains an Air Carrier Ccrti1icale: and ("3) Obtains operations specifications 

### that prescribe the authorizations, limitations, andprocedures l.lllder which kind ofoperation mustbe conducted.



### IV**~** 003/00902/27/2013 13:58 FAX 2024835142 FAA**-~'** OMS


### 1. 

### Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §4630l(a)(l), Respondent is subject 

### to a civil penaltynotto exceed $25,000 for each oflhe 

### violations alleged, or, for 

### a small business concern, pursuant 

### to 49 U.S.C. §46301(a)(5), Respondent is subject 

### to a civil penalty 

### not to exceed $11.000 for each of

### the violations alleged. 2. 

### Under the facts 

### and circumstances of this case, a 

### civil penalty of $11,000 is appropriate.
WHEREFORE, the FAA, by 

### counsel, respectfully requests that the AdministratjvcLaw Judge enter 

### an orderthat Respondent be 

### assessed a 

### civil penalty**~** 004/00802/27/2013 13:58 FAX 2024835142


### in the amount or$22,000. Respectfully submitted, Alfred R. Johnsonl Jr. Regional Counsel FAA



### By:

# ~~ Zachary

### ~nan -- 

### Attomey federal 

### Aviation Administration 1

### Aviation Plaza Jamaica, NY 11434 718 553-3258 

### 718 995-5699
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### The Rules of Practice for this proceeding are set forth in Part 13, SubpartG, ofthe FederalAviation Regulations (14 C.F.R. Part 13). 

### The Rules of Practice provide that Respondent must file a written answer to this Complaint, or a written Motion to Dismiss if 

### appropriate, not later than 

### 30 days after the date 

### shown on the Certificate ofService. A general denialis deemed a failure to file an answer (Section 13.209(e)). Ill 005/00802/27/2013 13:58 FAX 2024835142 FAA -!- OMS


### CERTIPICATE OF SERVICE Ihereby certi(y that the foregoing Complainthas beenplaced this date in 

### the United States mail, postage prepaid, 

### by Certified Mail- Return ReceiptRequested addressed as 

### follows: David H. Gates, Esq. Cowan Gates 1930 Huguenot Road P.O. Box 35655 Richmond, VA 23235 Federal AviationAdministration (Original and one copy) 

### 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20591 

### Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, 

### AGC-430 WilburWright Building- 

### Room 2014

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