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Old February 15th 17, 09:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Larry Dighera
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Default Harrison Ford Mistakenly Lands Husky On KSNA Taxiway



Hello Don,

Thank you for the correction. Very much appreciated.

However, it's my understanding that a pilot, be he senator or actor, can escape
FAA disciplinary action by filing a NASA ASRS Report within ten days:
https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic.html

https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/overview/immunity.html
Regulatory Restrictions. Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) part 91, § 91.25 prohibits the use of any reports submitted to NASA
under the ASRS (or information derived therefrom) in any disciplinary
action, except information concerning criminal offenses or accidents that
are covered under paragraphs 7a(1) and 7a(2).

...

Enforcement Restrictions. The FAA considers the filing of a report with
NASA concerning an incident or occurrence involving a violation of 49
U.S.C. subtitle VII or the 14 CFR to be indicative of a constructive
attitude. Such an attitude will tend to prevent future violations.
Accordingly, although a finding of violation may be made, neither a civil
penalty nor certificate suspension will be imposed if:

The violation was inadvertent and not deliberate;
The violation did not involve a criminal offense, accident, or action under
49 U.S.C. § 44709, which discloses a lack of qualification or competency,
which is wholly excluded from this policy;

The person has not been found in any prior FAA enforcement action to have
committed a violation of 49 U.S.C. subtitle VII, or any regulation
promulgated there for a period of 5 years prior to the date of occurrence;
and

The person proves that, within 10 days after the violation, or date when
the person became aware or should have been aware of the violation, he or
she completed and delivered or mailed a written report of the incident or
occurrence to NASA.

As Inhoff's violation appears to have been deliberate, you appear to be correct
about his facing FAA disciplinary action if justice be served.

Best regards,
Larry


On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:49:49 +0000 (UTC), (Don Poitras)
wrote:

Larry Dighera wrote:

Is it time for venerated pilot Harrison Ford to ground himself for less than
adequate judgment skills to act as Pilot In Command?


The runway is the one with the big "20L" painted on its near-end.


This ignominious incident is worse than Senator Inhoff's landing on a taxiway
because there was a big X on the runway. Old, bold pilots need to recognize
when they become a hazard, and move to the right seat.


Uh, Inhofe didn't land on a taxiway, he landed on the runway with the big X.
Then he saw he was going to run into people and he took off, flew over them
and landed again further down the runway. There's no comparison to someone
making an honest mistake and landing on a wide taxiway. Inhofe would have had
his license pulled if he wasn't a senator.