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....II \..,.. :. • ' ' •**··-~** • The Honorable Richard C. Goodwin Office ofHearings, M-20 U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 NewJersey Ave., S.E., Room R11-310 Washington, D.C. 20590 d L :-··· ,•"' '• ...

RE: In the Matter ofBadgerHelicopters, Inc
.. FDMS No. FAA-2012-0201, FAADocket No. TBA; FAA Case No. 20IIAL9l0019 I)earJudge Goodwin: Attached,

### please find the Amended Complaint

### in the above-referenced 

### matter. The attached amends Sectioll II, paragraph 7 ofthe Complaint filed onMarch 15,2012, so that itnow states: At all times mentioned inthis document, Michael Jacob was the Manager ofDakota Rotors LLC 

### and was the President 

### orBadgerHelicopters, and the address from where DakotaRotors LLCconducted business was 24564 

### Hwy 16/385, Custer, South Dakota 57730. In 

### all otherrespccts, the Amended Complaint 

### is consistent with the Complaint tiled on 

### MI:II"ch 15, 2012. Respectfully, Peter

### J. Lynch Assistant ChiefCounsel

for Enforcement 

### By: 

### A nes 

### M. Rodrigue ,

### Se1 r Attorney Enforcemenl Division/ AGC-300 Office ofthe ChiefCounsel Telephone: (202) 267-7268 Facsimile: (202) 267-510607/19/2012 17:23 FAX 2024935142

cc: Michael Jacob, President Badger Helicopters, 

### Inc. 24564 Hwy 16/385 Custer, SD 57730
Federal Aviation Administration Orville Wright Building 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 FAA

Attn: Hearing Docket 

### Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2WIOOO + 

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### U.S. 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

In the matter of: 

### BADGER HELICOPTERS, INC. ) ) 

### ) ) 

### ) fDMS No. FAA-2012-0201 

### FAA DocketNo. TDA FAA Case No. 2011AL910019 Judge Richard C. Goodwin 

### AMENDED COMPLAINT Pursuant to 

### Rule 208 and Rule 214 ofthe 

### Rules ofPractice 

### in FAA Civii Penalty Actions, 

### 14 C.P.R.§§ 13.208 and 13.214, 

### the Federal Aviation Administration (Complainant) files this 

### Amended Complaint in the**above~captioncd** matter: I. Respondent 

### Badger Helicopters, Inc. (Respondent or Badger Helicopters) wa"' advised through a Nolice ofProposed Civil 

### Penalty dated August 15,201 

### 1, and by 

### a final Notice 

### of**~** 003/007

Proposed 

### Civil Penalty 

### dated February 21, 2012, thatthe 

### FAA proposed to assess 

### a civil penalty inthe amount 

### of$4,400. By a letter dated March 2, 2012, Respondentrequested a hearing. The 

### Enforcement Division, FAA Office ofthe ChiefCounsel received Respondent's mittenrequest for a hearingby. Certified Mail- return receipt requested on March 7, 2012. Because Respondent's March 2, 2012 request for a hearing was not sent to the Hearing Docketin accordance 

### with 14 C.P.R. 

### § 13.16(h), Respondent sent a secon<..llettcr 

### requesting a hearing dated March 8, 2012, and addressed to the Hearing Docket. On March 14,2012,the 

### Enforcement Division, FAA Office ofthe ChiefCounsel received a copy ofRespondent's second Jetter by Certified Mail -return receipt requested.07/19/2012 17:23 FAX 2024935142 FAA 

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### 11. 1. 

### Badger Helicopters is now, and at all times mentioned in this document was, the · holder ofa Letter ofAuthorization issued by 

### the FAA, 

### authorizing it to conduct commercial air tour 

### operations under 14 C.F.R. §

### 91.147. 2. At all 

### times mentioned in 

### this document, 14 C.F.R. §

### 91.147(e) required that Badger Helicopters comply with the provisions ofits Letter ofAuthorization, which among other things provides that Badger Helicopters will comply with the requirements of 14 C.P.R. partl20 and 49 C.F.R. part 40 lor its antidrug testing and alcohol misuse prevention program. 

### 3. 14 C.F.R. 

### § 120.1 09(a)(1) prohibits an employer from hiring any individual for a safety-sensitive function unless the employer first conducts 

### apre-employment test 

### and receives 

### a verified negative drug test result for that individuaL 4. Under 14 C.F.R. § 

### 120.105(a), a person who perfonns flight crewmember duties performs a safety-sensitive function. 5. Under 14 C.P.R.§ 

### 120.7G), "hire"

### means retaining 

### an individual for a safetysensitive function 

### as a paid e;;mploycc, 

### as a volunteer, ortluough barter or other form of compensation. 6. Under 14 C.F.R. § 

### 120.7(q), 

### averified negative drug Lest result means 

### a drug 

### test result from anHHS [Health 

### and Human**Services]~certified** 

### laboratory that has undergone review 

### by a Medical Review Officer ("MRO") and has been determined by 

### the MRO to be a negative result. 7. At 

### all times mentioned in this document, Michael Jacob was the Manager of Dakota Rotors LLC and was the President ofBadger Helicopters, and the address from where Dakota Rotors J

### J 

### ,C conducted business was 24564 

### Hwy 16/385, Custer, South Dakota 57730.
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8. The FAA's inspection ofBadgerIIelicopters revealed that:


### a. In June 2010, Dakota Rotors hired Cara Davis 

### and assigned her to conduct commercial air tour operations 

### for Badger Helicopters under Badger Helicopters' Letter ofAuthorization. 

### b. On or about June 9, 

### 2010, DakotaRotors conducted a pre-employment 

### drug test of

### Cara Davis. 

### c. Civil aircraft N121AH was authorized for usc by BadgerHelicopters in its commercial air tour operations under section 

### 91.147. d. On or about 

### June 10,2010, CaraDavis pcr.tormcd Hight crcwmcrnbcr duties on 

### a commercial air tour operation under section 

### 91.147 for Badger Helicopters in civil aircraft Nl21Al-l.'
c. On or about June 

### 11, 2010, the 

### MRO verifiedtheresults ofCaraDavis' pre-employment drug

### test as negative. 

### f. Badger**H~licopters** hired CaraDavis for a safety-sensitive function without first conducting 

### apre-employment 

### drug test 

### and receiving 

### a verified negative drug testresult for her. 

### UI. 1. By reason of

### the foregoing, Badger Helicopters violated 14 C.F.R. 

### §91.147(e), in that itfailed to comply with the requirements of 14 C.P.R. 

### § 120.109(a)(I). 2. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §.4630l(a)(5)(A), Badger Helicopters is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed 

### $11,000 1or each violation ofthe Federal Aviation Regulations.



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3. Underthe facts and circumstances ofth1s case and in accordance 

### with the Administrator's Sanction Guidance in FAA Order 2150.3B, Appendix B, a civil penalty of 

### $4,400 is appropriate 

### for the ':'iolation in 

### this case. WHEREFORE, the Complainant, by counsel, respectfully requests thatthe Administrative Law Judge enter an order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of$4,400.

Date: July 18, 2012 Respectfully submitted, Peter

### J. I,ynch Assistant ChicfCounsel Enforcement Division, AGC-300

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Jhereby certify that on this date, I have sent by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, certified return-receipt, 

### a copy ofthe foregoing Amended Complaint In the Matter 

### of Badger Helicopters, 

### Inc., FDMS No. P'AA-2012-0201, FAA Docket No. TBA, Case No. 2011AL9100l9, to: 

### Michael Jacob, President Badger

### Helicopters, Inc. 24564 

### Hwy 16/385 Custer, 

### SD 57730 AND The 

### Honorable Richard C. Goodwin Office ofHearings, M-20 

### U.S. Department 

### ofTransportation 1200 

### New Jersey Ave., S.E. East Building 

### Ground Floor, Room 

### Ell-310 Washington. DC 20590 Facsimile: 

### 202-366-7536 In addition, 1hereby certifythat onthis date, I have sent 

### by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, certifiedreturn-receipt, 

### the original 

### and one copy ofthe foregoing document to: 

### Federal Aviation Administration 

### Orville Wright 

### Building 800 Independence Avenue, SW 

### Washington, DC 20591 Attn: 

### Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilbur Wright 

### Building- Suite 2Wl

### 000

Date: Julyl8,2012



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