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Northwes t Mountai n Regio n 160 1 Lin dAvenu e S.W

. unnrausportatio n Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Renton , Washingto n 9805 7 Federa l Aviatio n Oregon , Utah , Washington , Tel ^ (425)227-184 7 Administratio n Wyomin g Fax; (425 ) 227-.100 7 Offic e of Regiona l Counse l KYLEX0NtAZ0W@FAA.GO V Jun e 30,201 1 VLA

. FACSIMILE A3 ^ CERTIFIED MAI L- RETUR N RECEIP T REQUESTE D

Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 > Pi^^ ' Hearin g Docke t

- i "^ o Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n "•• ' ':'^ ; " 1 U J (Wilbu r Wright Bld g - - Roo m2W1000 ) 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S.W

. ^ ^ , ^ ^ „ ..^ ^ Washington,D.C

. 2059 1 r])I^S'

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of Grea t Lake s Aviation , Ltd., , Cas e No

. 2011NM2100I 2 Enclose dherewit

h pleas e find acopy of

areques t fo r hearin g an dth e original an don e cop y o f th e Complain t

i n th e above-reference dproceeding

. Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) requests tha t th e hearin g i n thi s matter

b e hel di n Denver , Colorado , an dexpect s tha t th e hearin g wil l las t

tw o (2 ) days , Fo r schedulin g purposes , FAA attorney , K.yl e Lomazo w wil l b e unavailabl e i n yea r 2011 : Jul y 1 1 an d 12 , Jul y 2 5 an d26 ; Augus t 2 2 throug h 2 6 and , Septembe r 1 7 throug h 23

. Pleas e addres s al l conunxmjcation s fo r th e FAA t o th e undersigne dat : Federal Aviatio n Administratio n Northwes t Mountai n Region , ANM- 7 160 1 Lin dAvenu e S.W

. Renton , Washingto n 9805 7 Telephone : (425)227-184 7 FAX : (425)227-100 7 Sincerely ,

Kyl e Lomazo w FA A Attorne y Enclosures : Reques t

for Hearin g (Appeal ) Complain t

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FREGIONA

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L 160 1 LJM ? AVE. , S W REKTON , WASHINGTO N9J05 7 TELEPHONE : 425.227.1S4 7 FACSIMILE : 425.227.100 7 

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DEPARTMENT O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O FHEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C

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I n th e Matte r

of : Great Lake s Aviation , Ltd

. FA A Cas e No

. 20,11NM21001 2 Judg e No t Assigne d

JUDG E NO T ASSIGNED : CQ^tfPLAIN T Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y files it s Complaint, , pursuan 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 :

I , O n Jun e 9 2011 , Great

Lake s Aviation , Ltd , wa s advise dthrougl i aFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty that tli e FAA propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amoun t o f $18,000

. O n Jun e 20 , 2011 , Grea

t Lake s Aviation , Ltd. , throug h it s legal counsel , submitte dawritte n
reques t for ahearing

. IL 1

. Great

Lake s Aviatio n (hereafter GLA ) i s now , lan

da t a U time s mentione dherei n was , th e holde r o f Ai r Carrie r Operatui g Certificate No

. GLBA031A , an dconduct s it s operation s pursuan t t o Part 12 1 o f th e Federal Aviatio n Regulations

. 2

. Sectio n D08 5 o f

GLA' s Operation s Specification s authorize s GL A t o us e aB-1900 D Beechcraft , N l 78YV , i n th e conduc t o f it s Part 12 1 operations

.

COMPLATN

T PA A V

. Grea t Lake s Aviation , Ltd

. - 2011NM21001 2 Pag e 2 o f 6 KvLE-e

. LOMAZOW , FA A ATTORNE Y TBL ; 425.227.1847 ; FAX : 425.227 , fOa ?



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•t o 4 : 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 S 4 7 4 3 4 9 5 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 3

. GLA' s Operation s Specificatio n A09 7 require s tha t loadin g o f

passenger s an dbaggag e b e accomplishe dpe r

GLA' s Weight

an dBalanc e ProgramManua l (W& B Manual)

. 4

. Sectio n 2.2.0 , Paragrap h J o f GLA' s W&B Manual require s that al l gat e checke dbag s are accounte dfo

r o n th e GLA ba g sheet

fo r th e purpos e o f

weigh t an dbalanc e procedures

. 5

. Sectio n 1.4. 0 o f

GLA W& B Manual require s tha t th e ba g shee t

mus t b e accurate an dthat th e agen t responsibl e for

loadin g mus t

writ e o n th e ba g shee t

what wa s loade do n tli c aircraf t an dwhere i t

wa s loade di

n th e aircraft

. 6

. O n Novembe r

04 , 2010 , whil e conductin g normal surveillance , Aviatio n Safet y Inspector s (ASls ) observe dstatio n persoime l loadin g passenger s an dbaggag e ont o aircraf t N178YV , o n aflight

schedule dunde r

flight 5044 , fromDodg e City , Kansa s t o Denver , Colorado

. 7

. Th e ba g shee t

wa s totale dan dwa s the n give n t o th e flight cre w wh o use dth e ba g shee t t o complet e th e Weigh t

an dBalanc e Manifest, '
8

. GLA' s Statio n personne l the n loade dfour (4 ) additional bag s withou t notifyin g th e fligli t cre w o r accountin g fo

r additional weigh t

adde dt o th e aircraft , i n violatio n o f GLA' s W& B Manual

. A t th e urgin g o f

th e ASIs , GLA' s Statio n personne l contacte dflight 5044 , whic h ha d taxie dou t andwa s holdin g jus t

shor t o f th e runway an dadvise dth e aircraf t o f th e additional luggage , causin g flight 504 4 t o tax i t o asaf

e are aan dcorrec t

th e ba g shee t

an d th e Weigh t

an dBalanc e Manifest

.

III

. 1

. B y reaso n o f

th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , GLA violate dth e followin g section s

o f th e Federal Aviatio n Regulation s (1 4 C.F.R.) :

a
. Sectio n 1 1 ?.5(g) , i n that i t operate da

n aircraf t i n violatio n o f

it s operation s specifications

b

. Sectio n 119.5(1) , i n that i t operate da

n aircraf t unde r Part 1 3 5 o f th e Federal Aviatio n Regulation s i n violatio n o f it s operation s ^ecifications

.

c
. Sectio n 121,

. 69 3 (a) , i n that aloa dmanifes t

prepare dfor

a n aircraf t prio r t o tak e of f faile dt o contai n correc t

informatio n concernin g tb, e weigh t o f tiie baggag e aboar d tha t aircraft

. d

. Sectio n 12,1,693(c) , i n thai aloadmanifes t prepare dfor

a n aircraf t prio r t o tak e of f faile dt o contai n conec t

informatio n concernin g th e tota l weigh t o f tha t aircraft

.
COMPL AJU

T KYL EE

. LOMAZOW , FA A A,TTORNE Y FA A v.Orea t

Lake s Aviation , Ltd-20]lNM2100l 2 TEL : 425.227.1847 ; FAX : 425.227.100 7 PagOof S

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- I n accordanc e with Sectio n 46 3 0 1 (a ) an d(d ) o f Titl e 4 9 o f

th e Unite dState s Cod e (Transportation ) [4 9 U.S.C

. § 46301(a ) an d(d)] , GLA i s liabl e fo r acivi l penalty no t

t o excee d $1,10 0 fo r eac h o f th e violation s noted

. 3

. Unde r

th e fact s an dcircutnstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalty o f $18,00 0 i s appropriate

.

WHEREFORE , th e Agency , by counsel , respectfiiU y request s tha t

th e Administrativ e La w Judg e enter

a n orde r tha t GL A b e assesse dacivi l penalty i n th e amoun t o f S i 8,000

.

Rcspectfiill y submitte dthi s 30t h da y o f June , 2011

.

Kyl e E

. Lomazo w FA A Attorne y 

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6

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### ANSWE R I n accordanc e wit

h Section 13.20

9 o f th e Federa l Aviation Regulations , GLA, must answe r thi s Complain t not late r tha n 3 0 day s fromthe tim

e i t i s serve do n it

. Failur

e t o fil e a n Answe r withi n 3 0 day s withou

t goo dcaus e shal

l b e deeme da n admissio n o f th e trut h of eac h allegation containedin the Complain

t [14.C.F.R

. § 13.209(f)]

-

COMPLAIN T KYL E E

. LOMAZOW

. FA A ATTORNB Y FA A V

. Oreai Lake s Aviaijor , Lid-2011NM21001 2 TEL : 425.227.]947 ; FAX : 425.227.100 7 Pag e 5 of «

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CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E PAG E 07/B 7

I hereb y certif

y that th e foregoin g Complain t

ha s bee n serve dviafacsimil e an dcertifie dtaai l Retur n Receip t

Requeste dtm s date , t o th e following :
Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S W Washington , D.C

. 2059 1 Attn ; Hearin g Docke t

Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbur Wright Buildin g - Suit e 2W100 0 Fax : 202.493.514 2
Timothy R

. Thomton , Esq

. Brigg s an dMorgan 220 0 ID S Center 8 0 South

. 8 * Stree t Minneapolis , MN 55402-215 7 TEL : 612.977.8400

- FAX : 612.977.865 0 (Original an d1 copy )

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