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### Acpartme;nt

# ~ansporta.t1on Federal Aviation Administration NorthwestMountain Region 

### Colorado) Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, 

### Wyoming 1601 

### Li11d Avenue S.W. Renton, 

### Washington 

### 98057 Tel: (425)227-1847 

### :Fax: (425) 227-1007 

### Office ofRegi<Jnal 

### Counsel KYLE.LOMAZOW@FAA.GOV August 16, 2012


### VIA F ACSTMTLE AND CEKflFlED MAIL- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Attn: Hearing Docket 

### Clerk, AGC-430 Hearing 

### Docket Federal Aviation Administration

. (Wilbur Wright 

### Bldg

-- Room 2Wl000) 800 Independence Avenue 

### S.W

.. Washington, 

### D.C. 20591 · 

### Rc: In the Matterof

### Mountain Aviation, Case No. 2011NM030039 0**~,.J**



### . NoT 

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-**~** Enclosedherewith

### plea~:~e find 

### acopy of

### at:eql.J.iSt

### f~r l=tea:ri11g 

### and the original and 

### one copy of

### the Complaint 

### in the above-referenced proceeding: · The 

### Federal Aviation AJminimation (FAA) 

### requests that the 

### heari11g in this matter 

### be held 

### in

· Denver, 

### Colorado, and expects 

### that the 

### hea1ing wiJIIast two (2) days.

For scheduling 

### purposes, FAA

### Attorney, Kyle E. Lomazowwill be unavailable in year 2012: 

### August 27 

### through September IO; September 13-17; October 1; November 27 through November 28, 2012. Please address all communications for the FAA to the 

### undersigned at: Federal 

### Aviation Administration 

### Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. 

### Renton, Washington 

### 98057 Telephone: (425) 227-1847 Fi\X: (425) 227-1007 

### Sincerely, {_'**~--:?"**

# ;&:~?r**~-~-·** Kyle E. 

### Lomazow 

### FAA. Attorney
Endosures: 

### Comp)aint Request 

### for Hearing (Appeal) 

# RECEIVED AUG 2 12012 

# HEARING DOCKET**0~/23/2012** 10:07 FAX 2024935142 FAA + OMS

KYLEE. LOMA.ZOW

3 4. FAA OFFICE OF REGIONAL COl!Nsm, 1601 LIND AVE., SW RENTON, W ASIIINGTON 98057 TELEPHONE: 425.227.1847 FACSIMILE: 425.227.1007 5 6 7 !l 9 10 j ., 12 13 14
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. 18**l~** 20 21 22 23 24 '-S**:~** 6 27 28 2.9 30 31 32 33 34 35 Jn the Matter of:
Mountain 

### A viatiotl 

## UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Dfi:PA.RTMENT OF

## TRANSPOl~TATION OFFICE OF HEAJUNGS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

FAA Case No. 2011NM030039 

### Judge Not Assigned

JUDGE NOT 

### ASSIGNED:


### COMPLAINT
The Federal Aviation 

### Administration (FAA), 

### by counsel, hereby 

### Liles its 

### Complaint;
pursuant

### to Rule 208 ofthe Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. § 

### 13 .208), and states as follows:
I.

On Augus16, 

### 2012, 

### Mountain Aviation was 

### advised through a Final Notice 

### ofProposed
Civil Penalty that the FAA

### proposed to assess a civjf penalty in the amot1nt of$21,450. On 36 37 38 39 40 41 August 14, 

### 2012, Mountain Aviation, through legal 

### counsel, submitted a written request for a
42 hearing. 13
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### TT. 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 

### I. 

### Mountain Aviation, Inc. (Mountain), is the holde:.r ofAir Carrier 

### Certificate No. VQMA053W and conducts its operations under Part 135 ofthc Federal 

### Aviation Regulations (Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations (C.F.R.)) as a direct air carrier for compensation or hjre.

COMPLAINT FAA v, Moumain Aviari<m Page 2 of6 KYLE H. I.OM.I\ZOW,FA.A ATTORNEy TEL: 425.227,1 8t17; FAX: 425.227.1007

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### On December 16,2010, Rodney Getty administered.three (3) flight 

### checks to John A Kuz.neski as directed by Mountain.

On

### December 21, 2010, Rodney Getty administered one (I) 

### flight check to 

### Stephanie A. 

### Wells as 

### directed by Mountain.
On December26, 2010, Rodney 

### Getty administered two (2) 

### flight checks to Jeremy 

### L. Sumpter as directed by 

### Mountain.
For the flights mentioned 

### above, Motmtain 

### used Rodney Getty to administer llight checks when he had not satisfactorily conducted a proficiency or competency check under the observation ofa Federal Aviation Adminjstration (FAA) inspector or an aircrew 

### designated-examiner employed by Mountain within 

### tl1e preceding 24 calendar months.
Mountain failed to verify qualifications and training records for Rodney 

### Getty when Mountain assigned him to perfom1 the flight checks 

### mentioned above. 

### Mountain operated as a direct air carrier for compensation or hire without keeping 

### at its 

### principle place ofbusiness records showing that Rodney Getty had 

### completed the required training under Part 14 

### ofthe C.F.R. 

### in order to administer flight checks.



## nr. By 

### reason ofthe foregoing tacts 

### and circumstances,Mountain Aviation violated the

31 following sections ofthe Federal Aviation 

### Regulations (14 C.F.R.): 32 :D 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 19**~0** :,1 52 53 a. Section l35.63(a)(4)(vi), in that Mountain failed to keep at its principal 

### business office a record 

### ofapilot used 

### in operations under Part 135 that 

### c01Hained the 

### dale and 

### result of

### each ofthe initial 

### and recurrent competency 

### tests and proficiency and route checks required by 14 C.F.R. Part 135.
h. Section 135,95(b), in that Mountain used the se1vice$ ofan airman who was not qualified for the operation for 

### which the airman was used.

c. Section l35.339(a)(2), in 

### that Mountain 

### used a person 

### as a 

### check airman 

### when that person, within the preceding 24 calendar months, had not 

### satisfactorily conducted a proficiency or 

### competency check hy an FAA inspector oraircrew

### designated examiner employed by Mountain.

· COMPLATNT

FAA. v, Mountain Aviation Pagd of6 K'r'L.E: 6:. LOMAZOW, .FA..I\. Ai'l'ORNEY TEL: 425.227.1847; FAX: 425.227.100708/23/2012 10:07 FAX 2024935142 FAA -. OMS

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### 2. In

## accordanc~ with Section 46301(a) and (d) ofTitle 49 

### ofthe Uuited States 

### Code (Transportation) 

### [49 U.S.C. §4630l(a) and

## (d)J~ MoLmtain is liable 

### for a civil pena)ty not to 3 4 5 6 7 

### exceed $1, 1 00 for each ofthe violations noted.

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### 3.

10 11 12 

### Under the 

### facts and circumstances ofthis 

### case, a civil penalty 

### of$21,400 is 

### appropriate. WHF.RF.FORF.., the Agency, by 

### counsel, respcctfblly requests that the Administrative

J 3 

### Law Judge 

### enter an 

### order thatMountain be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$21,450. 14 15 :1.6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "). I 28 29 30 31 3::1 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 4:2 ·0 1-1 45 46 47 -18**4~** 50 51 52 53 

### RespectfulJy submitted 

### this 16th 

### day ofAugust, 

### 2012.

# ;~ez___ Kyfe 

### E. Lomazow FAA Attorney

COMPLAINT FAA v. Mountain Aviruion Pag,c 41'1t"f. KYLEE. LOMAZOW, fAAATTORNEY" TF:L: 425.227.1847; FAX: 425.227.1007**~** 004/00808/23/2012 10:07 FAX 2024935142

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### ANSWER**~** OMS**~** 005/008

3 

### In accordance with Section 13.209 ofthe

### Federal Aviation 

### Regulations. Mountait:J. Aviation must 1 

### answer this Complaint 

### not later than 30 days from ihe time it 

### is served on it 

### Failure to file an s 

### Answer within 30 days without good cause shall be deemed an admission ofthe 

### truth ofeach 6 

### allegation contained in the 

### Complaint (l4.C.F.R. 

### § 13.209(f)]. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1.5 Hi 17 1A
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COMPLAINT FAA v .• Moumain AviaLi()n**Pag~** 5 of6 KYLE E.**LOM-~.ZOW,** 

### rM Ai'!'ORNEY TEL: 425.227.I847; FAX: 425.227.100708/23/2012 10:07 FAX 2024935142 FAA -+ OMS



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 3 

### I hereby certi(y that the foregoing Complaint has been 

### served via 

### iacsimlle and certified 

### mail

- 4 

### Return ReceiptRequested**thi~** 

### date, to the following: s 15 7 9 9 10 ll ' "12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

### Federal Aviation Administration (Original and 1 copy) 

### 800 Independence Avenue 

### SW Washington, D.C. 20591

. Attn: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

### Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 

### 2WIOOO Fax: (202) 493-5142

Kent 

### S. Jackson Jackson & Wade, L.L.C. 

### 21628 Midland 

### Dlive Shawnee, KS 66218 TEL: (913) 338-1700 

### FAX: (913)**338~1755**

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### Dawd this 16th day ofAugust, 2012. 24. 2!:> 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 3.9 40 4.1 42 43 14**~.5** 4& 47 48 49 

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### Office ofRegional Counsel 

### (ANM·7) federal Aviation Administration 1601 Lind Ave. SW Renton, WA 

### 98057 (425) 227-2164 141008/008

COMPLAINT F/\..1\. v. Moun1<1in A> iation Page 6 of6 J<Yl.c E. LOMAZOW, FAAA"l1"0RI'<EY TEL; -125.227.1847: FAX; 425.227.1007