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# HEARIN G DOCKE T

I n th e Matte r

of : AI REVAC , INC . [sic ] FA A CAS E NO. : 2007CE03000 8

ANSWE RT O COMPLAIN T Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc . (hereinafte r "Respondent" ) hereb y answer s th e FAA' s Complain t

i n FA A Cas e Numbe r

2007CE030008 . Th e FA A ha s entitle dth e cas e i n th e nam e "Ai r

Evac , Inc." . Ther e i s n o suc hentity . Th e Repai r Statio n Certificate numbe r reference di n th e Complain t i s th e Repai r

Statio n Certificat e hel db y Respondent , Ai r Evac , EMS , Inc. , no t

Ai r Evac , Inc . I f

ther e wer e an Ai r

Evac , Inc . the n thi s woul db e th e firs t notic e t o suc hentity an dth e Complain t woul db e subjec t

t o dismissa l unde r

th e stal e complain t rul e sinc e th e allege deven t occurre dove r

tw o year s ago . Th e FA A i s wel l awar e o f th e fac t tha t ther e i s n o suc hentity , a s Ai r Evac , Inc . sinc e al l o f

th e previou s notice s o f

propose dcivi l penaltie s agains t th e repai r

statio n recognize dtha t

th e Repai r Statio n Certificate holde r i s Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc. , th e exac t sam e part y tha t

th e FA A ha s brough t cas e numbe r

2007CE03002 6 agains t for th e exac t

sam e action s an dallege d violations . I t

appear s tha t

th e FA A i s attemptin g t o renam e Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc . i n thi s Complain t

i n a n obviou s attemp t

t o ge t adoubl e penalt y agains t

Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc . for

a single violation .

2007CE03000 8I . 1 . Responden t

denies th e allegation s i n § I . Paragrap h1 . Ther e i s an dwa s n o suc hentity a s Ai r

Evac , Inc . Responden t

admit s tha t

o n February 27 , 200 7 i t

was issue d tw o notice s o f

propose dcivi l penalties , on e fo r $15,00 0 an don e for

$25,00 0 an dthat

o n February 4 , 201 0 i t

wa s issue dtw o final notice s o f propose dcivi l penalties , on e for $15,00 0 an don e for

$25,000 , all o f

whic hwer e base dupo n th e sam e ac t o f Aaro n Rogers , whic hha s bee n resolved . Responden t admit s tha t

o n February 8 , 201 0 i t submitte dwritte n request s for hearing s for

thi s matter , FA A Cas e Numbe r 2007CE03002 6 an dth e othe r matte r whic hha s bee n referre dt o a s 2007CEO030008 . Th e remainde r

o f th e allegation s i n § I , Paragrap h1 are denied . II . 1 . Responden t

denies § II . Paragrap h1 . Responden t Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc . i s th e holde r o f Repai r Statio n Certificat e No . QEVR436K . 2 . Wit

hregar dt o § II . Paragrap h2 , Responden t admit s tha t

i t i s th e holde r

o f th e ai r carrie r certificat e describe dbu t

denies tha t

suc hcertificat e ha s an y relevanc y t o thi s action . 3 . Responden t

denie s th e allegation s i n § II . Paragraphs , 3 , 4 an d5 sinc e ther e i s n o suc hentity a s AEI . However , Responden t admit s tha t

Aaro n Roger s ha dth e state ddutie s for

Respondent' s repai r

statio n i n Wes t

Plains , Missouri . 4 . Withregar dt o § II . Paragraph s 6 an d7 , Responden t admit s tha t

o n o r abou t October 18 , 2006 , th e Aircraf

t whic hwa s owne dan doperate db y Responden t was flying o n non-Part

13 5 flights an dtha t

upo n arriva l at

Sikeston ther e was n o ke y for th e

FA A CAS E NO. : 2007CE03000 8narcotic s bo x an dthe y returne dt o Wes t Plain s t o retriev e th e missin g key . Th e remainde r o f th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragraph s 6 an d7 ar e denied . 5 . Withregar dt o § II. , Paragrap h8 , Responden t admit s tha t

th e Aircraf

t upo n approac ht o Respondent' s Wes t Plains , Missouri downtow n heliport experience da mechanica l failure an dwas abl e t o divert an dmak e arun-o n landin g a t Wes t Plain s Municipa l Airport

withou t afatality o r

an y othe r

injur y o r damage . Th e remainde r

o f th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragrap h8 ar e denied . 6 . Wit

hregar dt o § II. , Paragrap h9 , Responden t lacks sufficient

informatio n an dknowledg e wii hwhic ht o for mabelie f

a s t o th e trut ho r

falsit y o f th e allegation s containe dtherei n an dtherefor e denie s al l an dth e whol e thereo f 7 . Withregar dt o § II. , Paragraph s 1 0 an d1 1 Responden t i s not i n apositio n t o speak t o th e findings o f

th e FA A an dtherefor e lacks sufficient informatio n an d knowledg e upo n whic ht o for mabelie f

a s t o th e trutho r

falsit y o f th e allegation s containe dtherei n an dtherefor e denies al l an dth e whol e thereo f includin g al l subpart s thereto . 8 . Responden t denies al l o f

th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragrap h12 . Th e Aircraf t wa s returne dt o servic e b y Aaro n Roger s individuall y usin g th e authority grante d b y th e FA A t o hi mpersonally b y hi s A& P Certificat e 494941510 . 9 . Responden t

denies al l o f

th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragrap h13 . 10 . Withregar dt o § II. , Paragraph s 14 , 1 5 an d1 6 an dal l subpart s thereto . Responden t

denies th e allegation s containe dtherein . III . 1 . Responden t

denies th e allegation s containe di n § III. , Paragraph s 1 , 2 an d3 .

3 FA A CAS E NO. : 2007CE03000 8AFFIRMATrV E DEFENSE S B y way o f

defens e an daffirmativ e defense . Responden t states : 1 . Ther e i s n o suc hentity a s Au r Evac , Inc . (AEI) . 2 . Th e Aircraf

t wa s not operatin g o n aPart

13 5 flight

o r certificate at

an y relevan t time . 3 . Thes e claim s agains t Responden t

mus t b e dismisse dupo n th e basi s o f re s judicat aand/o r

doubl e jeopard y becaus e the y hav e bee n alread y litigate dan dfaul t ha s bee n foun dt o lay withAaro n D . Roger s wh o personally an dindividually , withou t th e directio n o r

authority o f

Respondent , signe dof

f th e Aircraf

t a s bein g airworth y usin g an d unde r th e authority grante dt o hi mb y th e FA A o n hi s individua l A& P Certificate . 4 . Th e claim s herei n agains t thi s Responden t

ar e subjec t

t o re s judicat ao r doubl e jeopard y a s the y ar e th e sam e clai masserte di n FA A Cas e Numbe r 2007CE030026 . 5 . Th e Complain t

fail s t o state aclai mupo n whic hrelie f may b e granted . 6 . Th e clai masserte di n thi s Complain t ha dnothin g t o d o withRespondent' s Ai r Carrie r Certificate . 7 . Th e penalt y sough t agains t Responden t

i s excessive , especiall y whe n considerin g th e combinatio n o f th e tw o case s 2007CE03002 6 an d207CE030008 . 8 . Th e ac t

givin g ris e t o th e FAA' s Complain t occurre do n o r

abou t Octobe r 18 , 200 6 an dth e FAA' s first Notic e o f

Propose dCivi l Penalty was sen t t o Responden t

i n February 2007 . Approximatel y thre e (3 ) year s late r i n February 2010 , th e final Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty was sen t b y th e FAA . Thi s extende ddelay i s aviolatio n o f

FA A CAS E NO. : 2007CE03000 8Respondent' s constitutiona l righ t t o du e proces s an dprejudice dRespondent' s abilit y t o defen dthi s action . 9 . Responden t

reserve s th e righ t

t o assert

additiona l defense s and/o r affirmativ e defense s a s investigatio n an ddiscovery continue . Wherefore , Responden t

request s dismissa l o f

th e Federal Aviatio n Administration' s Complain t an dal l allegation s containe dtherein ; withprejudice , an awar do f fee s pursuan t

t o th e Equa l Acces s t o Justic e Ac t (EAJA) , an dsuc hothe r

relie f a s th e La w Judg e deem s jus t an dequitable . Respectfull y submitted ,

COOLIN G& HERBER S

Ramse j Iai n Str ^ Suite 240 0 Kansa s City , M O 6410 5 Telephone : (816)474-077' / Facsimile : (816)472-079 0 iramscv(a).coolinglaw.co m ATTORNEY S FO RRESPONDEN T AI REVA C EMS , INC .

FA A CAS E NO. : 2007CE03000 8CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t o n th e lO"^ day o f

Marc h2010, 1 forwarde dth e origina l an d on e (1 ) cop y o f

th e foregoin g Answe r

t o Complain t

vi aUnite dState s mail , certified , retur n receip t

requeste dto : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suit e 2W100 0 Attention : Hearin g Docke t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Additionall y on e (1 ) cop y o f th e foregoin g Answe r

t o Complain t

was forwarde d vi aUnite dState s mail , certified , retur n receip t requeste dto : Mar k G . Camach o Senio r Enforcemen t

Attorne y Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Offic e o f Regiona l Coimse l 90 1 Locust , Roo m50 6 Kansas-CiWiM O 64106^264 1

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