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OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . 

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I N TH E MATTE R O F COASTA LAI R TRANSPORT , INC .

Responden t FA ADocke t No . FAA-2011-100 S Judg e J.E.Sulliva n FAACAS E NO . 2010SO70003 7 ANSWE R T O COMPLAINANT' S MOTIO N FO R DECISIO N SHOUL D NO TB E GRANTE D O n Augus t 30 , 2011 , th e Respondent , Coasta l Ai rTranspor t di d respon d b ylette rt o th e FAA' S . origina l complaint . W e requeste d a hearin g a t tha t tim e an d considere d tha t th e subsequen t complaint s woul d b e deal t wit h a t tha t hearing . Coasta l Ai rdoe s i n fac t plea d NO TGUILTYt o al l charge s mad e b y th e Complainant . O n o rabou t Februar y1 , 2012 , Coasta l Ai rdi d receive. a voice.mail.message.by.phone.from.FAA. - Atty . Rashaw n George . Atty . Georg e requeste d t o schedul e a conference . Th e messag e wa s answere d th e followin g da yan d w e wer e advise d tha t Atty . Georg e woul d b e ou t o fth e offic e fo rth e week . Th e staf fstate d tha t Atty . Georg e woul d contac t u s o n his return . Coasta l Ai rha s onl yon e telephon e numbe r an d tha t i s equippe d wit h a ful l tim e answerin g machine . T o date , w e hav e receive d n o additiona l communication s fro m Atty . Georg e o ranyon e els e involve d wit h thi s case . W e receive d a FedE x envelop e wit h document s afte rth e fac t date d Februar y21 , 2012 . I t wa s sen t t o ou rPos t Offic e bo xan d a s yo u ar e aware , FedE xdoe s no t delive rt o Pos t Offic e boxes . Thi s packag e wa s lef t a t th e loca l FB O an d no t presente d t o u s fo rove ra week . Coasta l Ai rwoul d b e willin g t o participat e i n an yconference s an d await s futur e date s an d times . WHEREFORE , Responden t respectfull yrequest s tha t th e Complainant' s MOTIO N FO R DECISIO N an d SANCTION S shoul d NO TB E GRANTED . n d Respectfull ysubmitte d thi s 2 3 da yo fMarc h 2012 .

Michae l Foste r Presiden tU.S . DEPARTMENTO F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E OF HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C .

I N TH E MATTE R O F COASTA LAI R TRANSPORT , INC. , Responden t FA ADocke t No . FAA-2011-100 5 Judg e J.E . Sulliva n FA ACASE NO . 2010SO70003 7

MOTIO N T

O DISMIS S COME S NOWth e Respondent , Coasta l Ai rTransportan d respectfull yrequest s tha tth e Complainant' s actio n i n th e abov e captione d cas e b e DISMISSE D base d o n th e following : 1 . Thi s case a t bes t i s a mino rincident . Th e charge s liste d an d refute d below , completel ylac k an y merit . Each charg e show s th e confusio n an d contradiction s tha texis tregardin g th e fact s i n thi s case . Coasta l Ai rhas a 3 0 yea rviolation , accident , an d inciden tfre e historyo fcommute rairlin e operations . W e have voluntaril ychange d ou rprocedure s regardin g hazardou s materials . A warnin g lette ri n thi s matte rwoul d have bee n sufficient . 2 . I n th e past thre e years , ther e have bee n thre e differen tindividual s involve d i n thi s action . Jua n Bulted , Eddi e Thomas , an d Rashaw n George . Theyhave al l writte n u p thei rcharge s i n somewha t differen t ways . Th e lis t keep s gettin g longe ra s i fsom e competitio n exist s t o boos tth e propose d penalty . I wil l us e th e lates t versio n date d Septembe r8 , 2011 , prepare d byRashaw n George , t o sho wcause . 11/2 State s a non-specificatio n bo xcontainin g hazardou s material . FALSE . I n fac tthi s was a standar d boxuse d regularl yfo rsmal l sampl e shipments . Th e tw o pin tbottle s wer e properl ypackage d an d fal l unde rth e exemptio n fo rsuc h smal l quantities . Sixpac k bottle s o fliquo rar e regularl ycarrie d i n cardboar d boxes , o n passenge raircraf twit h n o labels . Thes e contai n wel l ove ra gallo n o fflammabl e liquids . 11/3 State s shipmen t wa s un-manifested . FALSE . I n fact , 11/ 8 & 11/ 9 indicat e tha tther e wa s a manifes t listin g thi s shipmen t an d i t wa s signe d byth e pilot . I ti s clea rtha tther e wa s n o attemp tt o concea l an ycargo .11/4 State s CBP discovere d th e shipmen to n boar d Fligh t413 . FALSE . I n fact , I carrie d th e shipmen t

int o th e custom s are a fo rinspection . 11/ 6 State s n o label s o n boxes . I n fac tI don' tremembe reve rseein g a liquo rbo xwit h labels . 

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e11/ 2 above . 11/1 5 State s pilo t wa s no t notified . FALSE . I n fact , I was th e pilot , carrie d shipmen tt o th e aircraft , an d loade d I t Int o th e carg o compartment . I wa s awar e tha tthes e wer e smal l quantity , properl y package d samples . 11/1 6 State s tha t n o emergencyrespons e numbe rwa s availabl e t o pilot . FALSE . I n fact , I di d have th e numbe rfo rth e shipper . 

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e11/ 2 above 111/17-1 8 State s a civi l penalt yo f$59,600 . Coasta l Ai rcontend s tha tn o violatio n occurred . Aircraf t regularl ycarrysmal l quantitie s o fsuc h material s wit h n o dange rt o th e passengers o rcrew . Coasta l Ai rdi d i n fac t fil e a writte n answe rt o thi s Complain to n Augus t30 , 2011 . I twas date ' stampe d i n Eddi e Thomas' s offic e o n Septembe r2 , 201 1 an d refuse d t o admi tguilt , aske d fo rth e case t o b e dismissed , an d alternatel yrequeste d a hearing . WHEREFORE , Responden t respectfull yrequest s tha tbase d o n thi s information , MOTIO N T O DISMISS b e GRANTED . Respectfull ysubmitte d thi s 23" * dayo fMarc h 2012 . Michae l W/Foste r Presiden t