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t submitte dawritte n reques t fo r ahearing . II . 1 . A t all time s pertinent

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o f aCessna P206A aircraft , civi l aircraf t N4682F , seria

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t bee n taken . Mr . Jac k Reeve s wa s personally show n eac h o f th e discrepancie s b y th e FA A Inspectors , an dhande d the conditio n notice . Oklahom aSkydivin g Cente r COMPLAINT : 2009SW15006 I7 . Shortl y thereafter , th e inspectors watche d N4682 F tax i b y thei r location , observin g at leas t tw o (2 ) skydiver s o n board , an d the n take-off. 8 . N o correctiv e actio n wit h regar d t o th e Aircraf t Conditio n Notic e ha s bee n receive db y th e OK C FSDO . 9 . O n January 20,2010 , hispector s fromth e OK C FSD O agai n inspecte d N4682F , a s wel l a s th e aircraft' s maintenanc e records . 10 . Th e aircraft' s logboo k showe d tha t

th e discrepancie s liste d o n th e abov e reference d conditio n notice , includin g th e cracke d windo w an d flaps, wer e correcte d b y a certificate dmechani c o n Jul y 17,2009 , a t aircraf t tachomete r

tim e o f 8364. 0 hours . 11 . N4682 F ha daccimiulate d19. 7 hour s betwee n th e initia l FA A inspectio n (conditio n notic e issued ) an dth e dat e th e A& P mechanic indicate d tha t h e ha d take n correctiv e action , approximatel y si x (6 ) day s later . 12 . B y reaso n o f

th e foregoing , Oklahom aSkydivin g Cente r violate d th e follov^n g section s o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) : a . Sectio n 91.405(a) , when , a s th e operato r o f an aircraft , i t

di d no t hav e tha t aircraf t inspecte da s prescribe d i n subpart E , an d di d not

betwee n require d inspection s .. . hav e discrepancie s repaire d a s prescribe d i n par t 4 3 o f thi s chapter ; b . Sectio n 91.7(a) , whe n i t operate d acivi l aircraf

t i n a n airworth y condition ; an d c . Sectio n 91.13(a) , whe n i t operate d a n aircraf

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4 9 U.S.C . § 46301 , Oklahom aSkydivin g Cente r i s subjec t t o acivi l penalty fo r eac h o f th e violation s alleged . Th e maximu mpenalt y pe r violatio n i s $11,000.00 . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an d circumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $8,000.0 0 i s appropriate . Complainan t

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Offic e (OK C FSDO ) performeda

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aircraf t N4682F . 3 . A t the tim e o f th e FAA' s inspection , the aircraft' s tachomete r indicate d8344. 3 hours . 4 . A t th e conclusio n o

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n inmiinen t hazar dt o safety . Operatio n of

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k Reeve s wa s personally show n eac h of the discrepancie s by th e FA A Inspectors , an dhandedth e conditio n notice . Oklahom aSkydivin g Cente r COMPLAINT : 2009SW15006 17 . Shortl y thereafter , th e inspector s watche d N4682 F tax i b y thei r location , observin g a

t leas t tw o (2 ) skydiver s o n board , an d the n take-off . 8 . N o correctiv e actio n wit h regar d t o th e Aircraf

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th e discrepancie s liste d o n th e abov e reference d conditio n notice , includin g th e cracke d windo w an d flaps, wer e correcte d b y a certificate dmechani c o n Jul y 17 , 2009 , at aircraf t tachomete r

tim e o f 8364. 0 hours . 11 . N4682 F ha daccumulate d 19. 7 hour s betwee n th e initia l FA A inspectio n (conditio n notic e issued ) an dth e dat e th e A& P mechanic indicate d tha t h e ha d take n correctiv e action , approximatel y si x (6 ) day s later . 12 . B y reaso n o f

th e foregoing , Oklahom aSkydivin g Cente r violate d th e followin g section s o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (Titl e 14 , Cod e o f Federa l Regulations) : a . Sectio n 91.405(a) , when , a s th e operato r o f a n aircraft , i t

di d no t hav e that aircraf t inspecte da s prescribe d i n subpart E , an d di d not

betwee n require d inspection s .. . hav e discrepancie s repaire d a s prescribe d i n par t 4 3 o f thi s chapter ; b . Sectio n 91.7(a) , whe n i t operate d acivi l aircraf

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reckles s manne r

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th e lif e o r propert y o f

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eac h o f th e violation s alleged . Th e maximu mpenalt y pe r violatio n i s $11,000.00 . 2 . Unde r

th e fact s an d circumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $8,000.0 0 i s appropriate . Complainan t

respectfull y request s tha t th e administrativ e la w judg e ente r an orde r that Responden t

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fo r Hearin g addresse dto : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Attn : Docket

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