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U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSFORATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N ^AT'n^ !

I n th e Matte r

of : AIREVACEMS,IN C ) ) ) FA A CAS E NO. : 2007CE03002 6 ) ) Hon . Richar dC . Goodwin , AL J ANSWE RT O AMENDE D COMPLAIN T Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc . (hereinafter "Respondent" ) hereb y answer s th e FAA' s Complain t

i n FA A Cas e Number

2007CE03002 6 a s follows .

I . 1 . Wit

h regardto § I. , Paragrap h 1 , Responden t admit s tha t

o n Februar

y 27 , 200 7 i t wa s issue dtw o notice s o f propose dcivi l penalties , on e fo r $15,00 0 an d on e for $25,00 0 an dtha t

o n Februar

y 4 ) 201 0 i t wa s issue dtw o final notice s o f propose dcivi l penalties , on e fo

r $15,00 0 an

d on e fo r $25,000 , al l o f

whic h wer e base dtipo n th e same ac t o f Aai-o n Rogers , whic h ha s bee n resolved . Responden t admit s tha t

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

r thi s matter , FA A Cas e Numbei

2007CE03002 6 and th e other matter whic h ha s bee n referre dto a s 2007CEO030008

- Th e remainde r

o f th e allegation s i n § I , Pavacrap h 1 ar e denied . II . 1 . Wit

h regar dto § II. , Paragrap h 1. , Responden t admit s tha

t i t wa s th e holdei

- o f th e ai r earne r certificate bu t

denie s tha t

sai dcertificate ha dan

y relevanc y to thi s action .

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2 . Responden t

admit s § II. , Paragrap h 2 , Responden t Ai r Eva c EMS , Inc . i s th e holder o f Repai r Statio n Certificate No . QEVR436K: . 3 . Wit

h regardt o § II. , Paragraph s 3 , 4 and$ , Responden t admit s tha t

Aaro n Roger s hadth e slate ddutie s fo r Respondent' s repai r

statio n i n Wes t

Plains , Missouri . 4 . Wit

h regardt o § 11. , Paragraph s 6 and 7 , Responden t admit s tha t

o n o r abou t Octobe r 18 , 2006 , th e Aii-craf

l whic h wa s owne dandoperate db y Responden t wa s flying o n anon-Par

t 13 5 and tha t

upo n airiva l a

t Sikesto n ther e wa s no ke y for th e narcotic s bo x an

d the y returne dt o Wes t Plain s to 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 . Wit

h regardt o § 11. , Paragrap h S . Responden t adnxits tha t

th e Aircraf

t upo n approac h t o Respondent' s Wes t Plains , Missour

i downtow n heliport

experience da mechanical failur

e an d wa s abl e t o diver

t an d mak e arun-o n landin g a t Wes t Plain s Municipal Aii-por

t withou t afatalit y o r an y other injur y o r damage . Th e remainde r

o f th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragiap h 8 are denied . 6 . Wit

h regardto § II. , Paragrap h 9 , Responden t lack s sufficien

t informatio n andknowledg e wit

h whic h to for

mabelie f

a s t o th e trut

h or falsit y o f th e allegation s containe dtherei n an dtherefore denie s all an dth e whol e thereo f 7 . Wit

h regardto § II, , Paragraph s 1 0 an d 1 1 Responden t i s no t i n apositio n to spea k t o th e findings o f

th e FAA an d therefore lack s sufficient informatio n an d knowledg e upo n whic h t o for mabelie f

a s t o th e truth o

r falsit y o f th e allegation s containe dtherei n an dtheiefor e denie s al l an d th e whol e thereo f includin g al l subpart s thereto .

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8 . Responden t

denie s al l of

th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragrap h 12 . Th e Aircraf t wa s returne dto servic e b y Aaro n Roger s individuall y usin g th e authorit y grarite d b y th e FA A t o hi mpersonall y b y hi s A& P Ceitificat e 494941510 . 9 . Responden t

denie s al l of

th e allegation s i n § II. , Paragrap h 13 . 10 . Wit

h regardto § II. , Paiagraph s 14 , 1 5 an d1 6 andal l subpart s thereto , Responden t

denie s th e allegation s containe dthercm . 11 . Wit

h regar dt o § II. , Paragrap h 17 , Responden t denie s tha t

th e Ahci-af

t wa s accepte dfo

r flight o r knowingl y operate di n a

n unairworth y conditio n an ddenie s th e remainde r o f th e allegation s containe di n Paragrap h 17 . III . 1 . Wit

h regardt o § III. , Paragraph s 1, 2 an d3 Responden t denie s al l and"th

e whol e thereof

. AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S B y wa y o f defens e an

daffirmativ e defense . Responden t state s 1 . Th e Aucraf

t wa s no t operatin g o

n aPar t 13 5 flight

o r certificate a

t an y relevan t time . 2 . Thes e claim s agains t Responden t

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

doubl e jeopard y becaus e the y hav e bee n alread y litigate dan dfault ha s bee n foun dt o la

y wit h Aaro n D Roger s wh o personall y an dindividually , withou t th e directio n o

r authorit y o f Respondent , signe dof

f th e Aircraf

t a s bein g airworth y usin g and under th e authority grante dt o hi mb y th e FA A o n hi s individual A& P Certificate .

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3 . Th e claim s agains t thi s Responden t

mus t b e dismisse do n th e basi s o^re s judicat ao r

doubl e jeopard y a s the y are th e same clai masserte din FAA Cas e Numbe r 2007CE030008 . 4 . Th e Complaint

fail s t o stat

e aclai mupo n whic h relie f may b e giantcd . 5 . Th e clai masserte di n thi s Complain t hadnothin g to d o with Respondent' s ai r cairie r certificate . 6 . Responden t

wa s entitle dt o rel y upo n th e certificatio n b y Aai'o n Roger s tha t th e Aircraf

t wa s airworthy an dready fo r flight 7 . Th e penalty 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 d2007CE030008 . 8 . Th e a agivin g ris e t o th e FAA' s Complain t occuiTedo n o r

abou t October 18,200 6 andth e FAA' s fus t Notic e o f PropoisedCivi l Penalt

y wa s sen t

t o Responden t

i n Februar y 2007 . Approximatel y thre e (3 ) year s later i n Febitiar

y 2010 , th e final Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalty wa s sen t b y th e FAA . Thi s extende ddelay i s aviolatio n o f Respondent' s constimtional right t o due proces s an dprejudice dRespondent' s abilit y t o defendthi s action . 9 . Responden t

reserve s th e right

t o asser

t additionz ddefense s and/o r affirmativ e defense s a s investigatio n an ddiscover y continue . Wherefore , Responden t

request s dismissal o f

th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administration' s Complain t an dal l allegation s containe dtherein ; wit h prejudice , a n awar do f fee s puisuan i t o th e Equa l Acces s to Justic e Ac t (EAJA) , an dsuc h othei

- relie f a s th e La w Judg e deem s jus t

an dequitable .

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