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OFFIC E O FHEARING S FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADIVflNISTRATlO N

tEDERAl , AVUTIO N ADMINISTRATION , Complainani , vs . Elite Ai r Inc . Respondent . FA A Docket No . Judg e

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T ASSIGNED COMPLAIN T The Federal Aviatio n Administraivo n (FAA) , b y counsel , hereb y tile s it s Complaint , pursuant t o Rul e 20 8 o f

Th e Rule s ot Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . 13.208) , an dstate s a s follows : I . 1 . On Novembe

r 9 , 2011 , Respondent , Elite Ai r Inc . wa s advise dthroug haFina l Notic e o f Propose dCivi l Penalt

y tha t th e FA A propose dt o asses s acivi l penalt y i n th e amount o f $5,775 . On November

21 , 2011 , the Agency Attorney receive dawritten reques t fo r ahearin g fromth e Respondent . U 2 . A t all time s material herei n Elite Air . Inc . was andi s no w th e holder o f Ai r Carrier Certificate No . E0YA592J . 3 . Elite Air' s operation s specification s permit s operation s under Par t 13 5 usin g N444CW , aCessn aCitation . 4 . Elit e Air' s Genera

l Operation s Manue l state s tha t a s par t of th e preflighl duties , th e Pilot-in-Comman dwill enter th e inspectio n du e date s an dtime s i n th e Aircraf

t Fligh t Manifes t (For mEAr-301") .12/01/201 1 11 . I S FA X 202493514 2 FA A- OM S 21003/00 4

5 . O n o r

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12 , 2010 , aFA A representativ e inspecte dN444CW , whic hreveale dthat : a . Elit e .A.i

r operate dN444C Wo n seve n Par t 13 5 flight s betwee n Jun e 15 , 2010 . an dAugus t 12 , 2010 ; an d b . Prio r

t o eac ho f

th e above-reference dflights , th e Pllot-in-Comman ddi dno t ente r th e inspectio n du e date s an dtime s o n For mEAI-301 . 6 . Elit e Air'i ; Genera l Operation s Manue l wa s no t complie dwit hdurin g th e seve n above-reference dflights . III . 7 . A s aresult , Elit e Ai r violate dSectio n 135.2l(a" ) o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s i

n tha t eac hcertificat e holder , othe r tha n on e wh o use s onl y on e pilo t i n th e certificat e holder' s operations , shal l prepar e an dkee p curren t amanua l settin g fort

hth e certificat e holder' s procedure s an dpolicie s acceptabl e t o th e Administrator . Thi s manua l mus t b e use db y th e certificat e holder' s flight , ground , an dmaintenanc e personne l i n conductin g it s operations . However , th e Administrato r ma y authoriz e adeviatio n firo mthi s paragrap hi f

th e Administrato r

find s that , becaus e o f

th e limite dsiz e o f

th e operation , al l o r

par t o f th e manua l i s no t necessar y fo r

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flight , ground , o r

maintenanc e personne l 8 . Pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . Section s 46301(a)-(d) , Responden t i s subjec t

t o acivi l penalt y no t

t o excee d$1,10 0 for

eac ho f th e violation s alleged . 9 Unde r

th e fact s an dcircumstance s o f thi s case , acivi l penalt y o f $5,77 5 i s appropriate . WHEREFORE , th e Agency , b y counse l respectfull y request s tha t th e Administrativ e La w Judg e ente r

an orde r tha t Responden t

b e assesse dacivi l penalt> ' i n th e amoun t o f $5,775 , Respectfull y submitte dthi s L A day o f November . 2011 .

IKA N M . LANDER S Attorne y Offic e o f th e Regiona l Counse l PLEAS ENOTE : Pursuan t t o Titl e 1 4 CF RSectio n 13.209(a) , yo u ar c require dt o fil e awritte n answe r t o thi s Complaint , o t

awritte n Motio n t o Dismis s i f appropriate , no t

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Requested , t

o th e following : Hearin g Docke t

Clerk (origina l - F1 copv ) FAA , AaC-430 , Suit e 2W100 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Buildin g 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Elit e Air , Inc . c/ o B Gra y Gibbs , Presiden t 10 0 2n dAvenu e Sout h Suit e 101- S St . Petersburg , K

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