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FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION , Complainanl , vs . 

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dQuinb) ' Respondent . :j' : I V FA A Docke t

No . CP08S0000 5 Judg e [Unassigiied ] FDM S No . rAA:2008-024 1 I'A A Ca.s c Nu . 20075003002 5

COMPLAINANT^ S MOTIO N T O DEE M ALLEGATION S ADMITTE D AN D

MOTIO N FO RHEARIN GO N SANCTIO N ONL Y Complainant , b y an dthroug hth e imdcrsigne dariomey , pursuan t t o Section s 13.21 8 o f th e Rule s o f

Practic e i n FA A Civi l Penalt y Action s (1 4 C.F.R . §13.218 ) hereb y move s th e Administrative.La w Judg e t o determin e tha t du e t o th e Complainant' s failur e t o fil e atimel y Answe r

t o th e Complaint , th e Allegation s in th e Complain t hav e bee n admitted , an di f

ahearin g i s necessar y i n thi s matter , tha t th e a s ye t

imschedule dhearin g wil l onl y b e for

th e purpos e o f

determinin g th e sanctio n involve di n th e matter . A s ground s for

thi s motion ^ Complainan t state s th e following :

••••"•' * 1 .

. . . OT \Ma:<:h.25 , 2008 , Complainan t file dth e complain t

i n thi s matte r

wit hth e Hearin g Docke t

an dserve dacop y o n Respondent . Exhibi t L08/31/201 1 15.1 5 FA X 202a93514 2 FA A^ QM S [?1002/01 1

2 . Responden t

receive dth e Complain t o n Marc h28 , 2008 . Exhibi t 2 . 3 . Th e DO T Hearin g Docke t receive dtli e Complain t o n Apri l 1 , 2008 . Exhibit? . 4 . Pursuan t t o § 13.209(a ) an d§13.211(e ) Responden t ha d3 5 day s (3 0 day s plu s 5 for mai l service ) t o fil e a

n answer . Th e Complain t explicitl y reminde dResponden t o f thi s 30-da y deadline . Unde r thes e rules , Respondent' s answe r wa s du e o n o r

abou t Ma y 2,2008 . 4 . Accordin g t o §13.209(f) , aperson' s failur e t o fil e a n answe r withou t goo dcaus e shal l b e deeme dan admissio n o f th e trutho f

eac hallegatio n containe din th e complaint . See . FA A v . Budd e W . Playter , FA A Docke t No . CP89GL025 7 (Marc h19 , 1990 ) ("Althoug hthi s i s asever e penalt y for failur e t o fil e a n answer , th e rul e i s clea r an ddoe s no t permi t exceptions.") . WHEREFORE , Complaman t respectfull y move s th e Administrativ e La w Judg e to : (1 ) dee ma s a n admissio n o f trut heac hallegatio n in th e complaint , (2 ) i f ahearin g i s stil l deeme dnecessary , orde r tha t i t shoul db e onl y for

th e purpos e o f

determinin g th e amoun t o f th e sanctio n i n thi s matter . Respectfull y submitte dthi s jLjL"da y o f Augtist , 2011 . GERAL D A . ELLI S Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l08/31/201 1 151 5 FA X 2024935U 2 FA A- QM S 003/01 1

CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E T hereb y certif

y tha t acop y o f

th e foregoin g Complainant' s Motio n T o Dee m Allegation s Admitte dAo dMotio n Fo r Hearin g O n Sanctio n Onl y Motio n ha s bee n maile dthi s dat e b y Certifie dMail , Retur n Receip t Requested , t o th e following : Bruc e Allar dQumb y (original ) 19 7 Tanglewoo dLan e Kingston , T N 37763-644 1 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ( 1 copy ) Attn : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk AGC-430 , Wilbu r

Wrigh t Buildm g Suit e 2W l 00 0 30 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washineton , D C 2059 1 Legal Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l 

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FEDERA LAVIATION ADMINISTRATION , Complainant , vs . Bruc e Allar

dQuinb y Respondent . F;\A Docke t No . Judg e

JUDG ENO T YET ASSIGNED COMPLAIN T Th e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n(fi^A) , b y counsel , hereb y file s it s Complaint , pursuant t o Rule 20 8 o f

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Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an d.state s a s follows : I . 1 . O nFebruar

y 22 , 2008 , Respondent . Bruc e Allar dQuinb y wa s advise dthroug ha Fina l Notic e of

Propose dCivil Penalt

y tha t th e FA A propose dto asses s acivi l penally i nth e amount o f $10,000 . On March20 . 2008 . the Agency Attorney receive dawritte nreques t fo r a hearin g fro

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t Pilo t Certificate No . 002102143 . 2 . O n o r about Januar y 24 , 2007 , yo

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nea r th e above-describe dlocation . 4 . Durin g the above-describe dflight, N7551 Lwas operate di nacareles s or

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th e foregoin g fact s an dcircumstances , Responden t violate dth e followm g section s o f

th e Federa l Aviatio n RegulaEions :

a . Sectio n 91.119(c ) in tha t excep t whe n necessar y for

lakeofl " o r

landing, , n o perso n ma y operat e an aircraf t belo w th e followin g altitudes : Ove r othe r tha n congeste d areas . A n altitud e o f

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o r sparsel y populate d areas . I n thos e cases , th e aircraf t ma y no t b e ojDcrate

dclose r than 50 0 feet

t o an y person , vessel , vehicle , o r

structure . b . Sectio n 91.13(a ) i n tha t n o perso n ma y operat e a n aircraf t i n acareles s o r reckles s manne r

s o a s t o endange r

th e lif e o r propert y o f

another . 1 . Pursuan t

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th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $10,00 0 i s appropriate . WHERKFORF . th e Agency , b y counse l respectl'ull y request s tha i th e Administrativ e l.a w Judg t cnlc r an orde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt y i n th e anioim l o f

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