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on e (1 ) da> . Pleas e addres s al l communication s fo r th e RegionalCounse l o f th e Western-Pacif c Region ^ t o th e undersigned , at ; Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel , AWP-7.12 , Federa l Aviatio n Administration . Western-Pacifi c Region , P . O . Bo x 92007 , Lo s Angeles . C A 900C'9-2007 , Telephone : (310 ) 725-7142 , FAX : (310)725^6816 . Sincerely , NAOM I TSUD A Regiona l Counse l

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V,S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFFIC EO FIffiARJNG S WASHINGTON , D C

I D tb e Matte r

o f Flyin g High . LLC : FA A DOCKE T UNASSIGNE D FA A CAS ENO . 2011WPO?011 6 RespoDden t JUDG ENO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAIN T Th e Complainan t

file s it s Complaint , j)ursuan t t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R - 13,208) , an dstate s a s follows :

L Responden t

Flyin g High , LLC . (Flyin g High ) wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty , date dNovembe r 22 , 2 0 U , tha t

th e FA A propose dl o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t

o f $6,200.00 . O n Decejnbe r 6 , 2011 , Responden t

submitie dawritte n reques t fo r aheating . I L 1 . Flyin g Hig hi s now , an da t al l tiime amentione dherein , wa s th e owne r o f a Cessn aC-150 Faircraft , Civi l RegisUatio n No . NS0g7S . 2 . A t

al l relevan t

time s Sea n Cook e wa s th e manage r o f Flyin g High .12/15/201 1 16:5 1 FA> ( 202493514 2 12/09/201 1 08:5 3 FA ^ 310725681 6 FA A - DM S 21008/01 5

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3 . O no r

abou t Jun e 1 , 2010 , Anthon y Bel l mad e a n entr y i n th e mair.tenanc e recor do f NgOS'TS statin g tha t

h e lia dperforme da n annua i inspecdo n an dtha t th e tota l Tim

e in servic e fo r

th e propelle r

o n N8087 S wa s unknow r 4 . O no r

abou t Januar y 21 , 2011 , th e FA A sen t aIcae r l o Mr . Cook e iitaiin g tha t th e maintenanc e lo g entr y fo r ii n annua l inspectio n performe do n Jun e 1 , 2010 , di dno t

hav e a nentr y fo r

th e propelle r

tota l tim e i n ser^'icc . 5 . O nJanuar>'31,20tl,theSD LFSD O receive dalette r tromMr , C<-oke . I n hi s lette r h e state dtha t

"'ther e i: > n o annotatio n a s to. . -ho w man y hour s ar e o n th e propeller. " I

nhi s lette r

h e als o state diha t

"(t]h6£ e item s wil l b e correcte d a s soo n a s possible , bu t

n o late r tha n 6 0 day s fro mtoday' s date . T!i c aircraf t wil l no t b e flow nbefor e thc^ e item s hav e bee n accomplished. "

6 . O no r

abou t Februar y 16 , 2011 , Mr . Bel l mad e an entr y i n th e maintenanc e recor do f N8087 S statin g tha t

"Tota l Airfram e Tim e an dPropelle r lime s hav e bee n researche dan dfoun dt o b e i n error. " Th e entr y als o state dtha : th e tota l tim e i nservic e fo r

th e propelle r

o n N8087 S wa s unknown . 7 . O n o r

abou t Februar y 16 , 2011 . Flyin g Hig hoperate dN80S7 S b y authorizin g afligh t fmmStella r

Airpar k (P19 ) nea r

Chandler , Arizona , t o Falco n Fiel d .'Virpor t (FFZ ) nea r

Mesa , Arizona .12/15/201 1 16:5 1 FA X 202493514 2 12/09/201 1 08:5 3 FA l J10725681 6 FA A AWP- 7 ^ DM S ©009/01 5

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8 . Mr . Cook e wa s informe db y alette r sen t b y th e FAA , date dApri l 1 , 2011 , tha t th e maintenanc e record s for N8087 S di dno t

hav e th e tota l tim e i n servic e fo r

th e liste dpropeller . 9 . O no r

abou t Apri l 21 , 2011 , th e SD LFSD O receive dalette r fromMr . Cooke

- H e agai nacknowledge dtha t "[n] o recor do f

th e tota l tim e in ser\ic e o r tim e sinc e overhau l wa s mad e i n th e curren t logboo k o r an y logboo k thereafter. "

10 . Flyin g Hig hha s faile dl o kee p record s establishin g th e tota l tim e it : servic e o f th e propelle r

installe do n N8087S .



## in . B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstiinces , Responden t violate dth e follo^vin g section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) ;

a . 91.417(a)(2)(i) , whic hstates , i n pertinen t

part , tha t

eac hregistere downe r

o r operato r shal l kee p th e followin g record s fo r th e period s specifie din paragrap h(b ) o f

thi s section : R^scord s containin g th e tota l lim e i n stn'ic e o f eac hpropeller . Pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R§ 9L4l7(b)(2) , th e record s specifie di n paragrap h(a)(2 ) o f

thi s sectio n shal l b e retaine dan dtransferre dwitt i th e aircraf t a t th e tim e th e aircraf

t i s sold ; an d12/15/201 1 1 6 5 1 FA X 202493514 2 FA A- QM S 0010/01 5 12/09/201 1 08.5 4 FA I 310725681 5 .Atfp- 7 001 0

b . 91.203(a)(1) , whic hstate s tha t n o perso n ma y operat e acivi l aircraf t unles s it ha s withi n i t

th e following : An . appropriat e an dcurren t airworthines s cenitlcate . 

## r v

1 . Pursuan t

t o Titl e 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n 4630U'a)(5)(Aj , Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$11,000.0 0 for eac ho f th e violation s allege d

2 , Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penall y o f Se,200.0 0 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Complainant , respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrstiv e LawJudg e ente r

a norde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f S;6,200.0 0 Respectfull y submitted .

Ada mRunke l Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n Western-Pacifi c Regio n DATED : LLLO?:0: ^12/15/201 1 16:5 1 FA X 202493514 2 FA A^ DM S @)011/01 5 12/09/;01 1 08:5 4 FA I 310725881 6 AWP- ' I2]01 1



### U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

OFHC EO f

HEARING S WASHINGTON , D C II I th e Matte r

of Flyin g High , LLC : FA A DOCKE T UNASSIGNE D FA A CAS ENO . 20nWP07011 6 Responden t JUDGENO T ASSIGNE D COMPLAINT Th e Complainan t

file s it s Cornplaint , pursuant t o Rul e 20 8 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13,208) , an dscaces a s follows : L Respondent , Flyin g High , LLC , (Flyin g High ) wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt5 % date dNovember 22 , 2011 , tha

t th e FA A propose dt

u asse?, s acivi l penalty i nth e amoun t

o f $6,200.00 . O nDecember 6 , 2011 , Responden t

submitte dawritte n reques t fo r ahearing . I L 1 . Flyin g Highi s now , an da t all tune s mentione dherein , wa s the owner o f a Cessn aC-150 Faircraft , Ci-^-i l Regisuratio nNo . N8087S . 2 . At all relevan t

time s Sea

nCooke wa s th e manage r o f Flyin g High .12/15/201 1 16:5 1 FA X 202493514 2 12/09/201 1 08;5 4 F.U . ^10725681 8 FA A .AWP- ' - DM S 21012/01 5 001 2

3 . O no r

abou t Jun e 1 , 2010 , Anthon y Bel l mad e a n entr y i n th e maintenanc e recor do f N80S7 S statin g tha t

h e ha dperforme da n annua l inspectio n an dtha t th e tota l tim e i n servic e fo r th e propelle r

o n N8087 S wa s unknowr . 4 . O no r

abou t Januar y 21 , 2011 , th e FA A sen t alette r t o Mr . Cook e statin g tha i th e maintenanc e lo g entr y for ;in annua l inspectio n performe do n J jn e 1 , 2010 , di dno t

hav e a nentr y fo r

th e propelle r

tota l tim e i n service . 5 . O n Januar y 31 . 2011 , th e SD LFSD O receive dalette r fromMr . Cooke . I n hi s lette r h e state dtha t

"ther e i> s n o annotatio n a s to, . .ho w man y hour s ar e o n th e propeller. " I nhi s lette r h e als o state dtha t

"[t]hes e item s wil l b e correcte d a s soo n a s possible , bu t

n o late x tha n 6 0 day s fro mtoday' s date . Th e aircraf t u-il l no t b e flown befor e thes e item s hav e bee n accomplished, "

6 . O n o r

abou t Febniar y 16 , 2011 , Mr . Bel l mad e a n entr y i n th e maintenanc e recor dorN80S7 S slatin g tha t 'Tota l Airfram e Tim e an dPropelle r lime s hav e bee n researche dan dfoun dt o b e i n error. " Th e entr y als o stale dtha i th e tota l tim e mservic e for

th e propelle r

o n N8087 S wa s unknown . 7 . O no r

abou t Februar y 16 , 2011 , Flyin g Hig hoperate dN8087 S b y authorizin g afligh t fro mStella r

Airpar k (P19 ) nea r

Chandler , /Arizona , t o Falco n Fiel d Airpor t (FFZ ) nea r

Mesa , Arizona .12/15/201 1 16.5 1 FA X 202493514 2 12/09/201 1 08:54 FA I 310725681 6 FA A AWP- 7 - DM S 1^013/01 5 12)01 3

8 . Mr , Cook e wa s informe db y alette r sen t b y th e FAA , date dApri l L1 , 201 1 = tha t th e maintenanc e record s fo r N8087 S di dno t

hav e th e tota l liiij e in servic e fo r

th e liste dpropeller . 9 . O n o r

abou t Apri l 21 , 201 U th e SD LFSD O receive dalette r fromMr . Cooke . H e agai n acknowledge dtha t ""Inj o recor do f

th e tota l tim e i n servic e o r lim e sinc e overhau l wa s mad e i n th e curren t logboo k o r an y logboo k thereafter. "

10 . Flyin g Hig hha s faile dt o kee p record s establishin g th e tota l tim e ir . serv^lc e o f th e propelle r

installe do n N8087S .

III . B y leaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , Responden t violate dth e followin g section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulaiioiis) :

a . 91.417(a)(2)(i) , whic hstates , i n periine mpan , tha t eac hregistere d..^wne

r o r operato r shal l kee p th e followin g record s fo r Th e period s specifie di f

i paragrap h(b ) o f

thi s section : R-ecord s containin g th e tota l tim e i u sen'ic e o f eac hpropeller . Pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R§ 91.417(b)(2) , th e record s specitie di n paragrap h(a)(2 ) o f

thi s sectio n shal l b e retaine dan dtransferre dwn hth e aircraf t a t th e tim e th e aircraf

t i s sold ; an d12/15/201 1 1 6 5 1 FA X 202493514 2 FA A- QM S @1014/01 5 12/09/201 1 08:5 4 FA X 310725681 6 AffP- 7 ^'^'• ^



### b . 91.203(a)(1) , whic hstate s tha t no perso nma

y operate acivi l aircraf

t unles s it ha s withi nit

th e following' . AT , appropriat e an dcurren t air*worthines s certificate . 

## r v 1 . Pursuan t

t o Titl e 4 9 U.S.C . Sectio n4630 1 (a)(5)(A) , Responden t i s subjec t l o acivi l penalty no t

t o excee d511,000.0 0 fo

r eac ho f th e violation s alleged . 2 - Unde

r th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f this case , aci^S l penalt

y o f $^,200.0 0 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Complainant . rcspsctfUlI y request s tha i th e Administrativ e La w Judg e enter

a n order that Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalty i nth e amoun t of 3;6.200.00 Respectfull y submitted ,

AdamRimke l Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regional Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n We:>tcrri'Pacific Regio n DATED" . U:L . 0 9 zo r12/15/201 1 16:5 1 FA X 202493514 2 12/09/201 1 08:5 4 FAJ C 310725681 6 FA A AWP- - - QMS @)015/01 5 ElOL o

CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E 1 hereb y certif

y tha t o nthi s dat e 1 hav e san t b y facsimil e an dplace di n th e Unite d State s mail , postag e prepaid , certifie dmai l - retur n receip t requested , th e execute dorigina l an don e cop y o f

th e Complaint , addresse da s follows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Atm : Hearin g Docke t

CUerk, AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building—Suit e 2 W100 0 Facsimile : (202 ) 493-514 2 I fiirther certif y tha t o n thi s dat e I hav e place di n th e Unite dState s mail , pc'Stag e prepaid , certifie dmai l —retur n receip t requested , an dregula r

mail , atni e cop y o f

th e Complaint , addresse da s follows :

Flyin g High , LL C Atm : Sca n Benjami n CookC j Manage r 330 9 E . Milk y Wa y Gilbert . A Z8529 5

Dated : L'E o 0 9 20'; i

Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counsel * Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Western-Pacifi c Regio n Lawndale , Californi a