ADIZ pilot's ticket revoked

Dave S wrote:
keep in mind this is an "Emergency Revocation".

The pilot involved still is entitled to his due process, and the action
MAY (we are talking hypothetically, here) be overturned at the
completion of that due process.

If he's really stupid enough to appeal it all the way to the NTSB, I'd bet they
make the revocation permanent.

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.

Dave S wrote:
keep in mind this is an "Emergency Revocation".

The pilot involved still is entitled to his due process, and the action
MAY (we are talking hypothetically, here) be overturned at the
completion of that due process.


There is NO due process in FAA actions, emergency or otherwise.

Heard on local DFW radio that he couldn't have carried the student anyway -
he had not logged the required takeoffs & landings in the previous 90 days!!


"A.Coleman" wrote in message
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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...&sn=018&sc=478

AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot
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Monday, May 23, 2005

(05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small
plane that strayed to within three miles of the White House on May 11,
forcing the panicked evacuation of thousands of people from the executive
mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court.

Though hundreds of people have mistakenly flown into Washington's
restricted
airspace, this was believed to be the first such revocation.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it had issued an
emergency revocation of Hayden L. Sheaffer's pilot's license because he
"constitutes an unacceptable risk to safety in air commerce."

The agency said no action would be taken against Sheaffer's student, who
was
also in the plane.

"This action reflects the seriousness in which we view all restricted
airspace violations and, in this case, the level of incursion into
restricted airspace," said FAA spokesman Greg Martin.

The plane entered restricted airspace and then continued flying toward
highly sensitive areas, prompting evacuations of tens of thousands of
people
as military aircraft scrambled to intercept it.

The student, 36-year-old Troy Martin, who had logged only 30 hours of
flight
time, had control of the small Cessna single engine plane when a U.S.
Customs Service Black Hawk helicopter and a Citation jet intercepted it.

Sheaffer didn't take the most basic steps required of pilots before
operating an aircraft, the FAA said. He failed to check the weather report
before leaving Smoketown, Pa., and he didn't check the FAA's "Notices to
Airmen," which informs pilots of airspace restrictions.

___

On the Net:

Federal Aviation Administration:

www.faa.gov
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©2005 Associated Press

Carl Orton wrote:
Heard on local DFW radio that he couldn't have carried the student anyway -
he had not logged the required takeoffs & landings in the previous 90 days!!

According to APOA, he's charged with that violation.

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.

A.Coleman wrote:

AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot

Another account -- from AOPA --
FAA revokes pilot's certificate

The FAA has revoked Hayden "Jim" Sheaffer's private pilot certificate for
violating on May 11 the heavily restricted airspace over the nation's capital.
The errant pilot's actions caused an international stir.

In the eight-page emergency revocation, the FAA found that Sheaffer failed to
properly prepare for the flight, lost situational awareness throughout the
flight, penetrated multiple layers of restricted and prohibited airspace, didn't
respond properly to intercepting aircraft, and failed to take physical control
of the airplane from an inexperienced passenger.

"Your operation of civil aircraft N5826G under these circumstances demonstrates
either a complete disregard or lack of understanding of basic requirements for
the safe operation of aircraft," the letter said. "These failures establish that
you lack the qualifications necessary to hold an airman certificate."

Sheaffer was ordered to immediately surrender his certificate to the FAA. He
will not be permitted to fly for a minimum of one year. He can then apply for a
new certificate provided he passes a written and practical test. He has the
right to make an immediate appeal to the NTSB. The FAA decided not to take
action against the passenger on the Cessna 150, student pilot Troy Martin.

Sheaffer has hired an attorney, Mark T. McDermott, a principal in the
Washington, D.C., law firm of Joseph, McDermott and Reiner, to represent him. In
a written statement, Sheaffer claimed that he prepared for the flight properly
by checking weather and temporary flight restrictions and conducted a thorough
preflight.

"In an effort to be extra careful, and wishing to avoid the restricted area of
Camp David during our flight, we over compensated by taking a more than
anticipated southerly route, which consequently caused us to infringe upon the
Washington, D.C., restricted zones," said part of the statement.

The emergency revocation represents the most severe penalty the FAA can levy on
a pilot. "This action we're taking reflects the seriousness of the incident,"
FAA spokesman Greg Martin told AOPA in an interview Monday.

The charges represent the culmination of an FAA investigation that included its
own interviews as well as information from other law enforcement agencies.
Martin and Sheaffer were questioned immediately after the May 11 incident.
Martin was re-interviewed late last week.

The FAA listed Sheaffer's actions by each regulation he violated:

* FAR 61.57(a). Acted as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying a
passenger without having made at least three takeoffs and three landings within
the preceding 90 days.
* FAR 91.103. As pilot in command, failed to familiarize himself with all
available information concerning that flight.
* FAR 91.13(a). Operated an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as
to endanger the life or property of another.
* FAR 91.131(a)(1). Operated an aircraft within Class B airspace without
receiving an ATC clearance or establishing and maintaining two-way radio
communication with the ATC facility controlling that airspace.
* FARs 73.83 and 91.133(a). Entered a prohibited area without having the
permission of the using or controlling agency to do so.
* FAR 91.139(c). Operated an aircraft within the designated airspace
defined by an issued notam without complying with the authorizations, terms, and
conditions prescribed in the regulation covered by the notam.
* FAR 99.7. Operated the aircraft in an air defense identification zone
(ADIZ) without complying with special security instructions issued by the
administrator in the interest of national security and that are consistent with
appropriate agreements between the FAA and the Department of Defense.

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.

Sheaffer has hired an attorney, Mark T. McDermott, a principal
in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Joseph, McDermott and
Reiner, to represent him. In a written statement, Sheaffer claimed
that he prepared for the flight properly by checking weather and
temporary flight restrictions and conducted a thorough preflight.

Great. So not only has he screw himself re his ticket, he's now about
to **** all his money away on high-price attornies and a useless fight.

In rec.aviation.owning Mike Granby wrote:

Sheaffer has hired an attorney, Mark T. McDermott, a principal
in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Joseph, McDermott and
Reiner, to represent him. In a written statement, Sheaffer claimed
that he prepared for the flight properly by checking weather and
temporary flight restrictions and conducted a thorough preflight.

Great. So not only has he screw himself re his ticket, he's now about
to **** all his money away on high-price attornies and a useless fight.

If you are smart you hire an attorney at the first smell of trouble.

If you are smart and get what amounts to a slap on the wrist, you keep
your mouth shut and let sleeping dogs lay.

--
Jim Pennino

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"Mike Granby" wrote in message
ups.com...

Sheaffer has hired an attorney, Mark T. McDermott, a principal
in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Joseph, McDermott and
Reiner, to represent him. In a written statement, Sheaffer claimed
that he prepared for the flight properly by checking weather and
temporary flight restrictions and conducted a thorough preflight.

Great. So not only has he screw himself re his ticket, he's now about
to **** all his money away on high-price attornies and a useless fight.

Quite so. His statement that he checked all this from his home PC where
there is no audit history doesn't hold up.

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...
Quite so. His statement that he checked all this from his home PC where
there is no audit history doesn't hold up.

How do you know? A forensic examination of his hard drive might confirm his
statement.

--Gary

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
...
"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...
Quite so. His statement that he checked all this from his home PC where
there is no audit history doesn't hold up.

How do you know?

If he had, he'd have recognized that his course of flight busted the 2nd
restricted area he crossed.

A forensic examination of his hard drive might confirm his
statement.


Not if he doesn't cache his history files.

What I'm trying to say is that his story seems hopelessly contrived. I'm
sure the attorney is playing on that, but that's what attorney get paid for.