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Upon request of the Administrator

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I have a couple question in reference to some wording in 91.3 c,  "upon request of the Administrator".   How would someone expect to be contacted by the administrator?    

I see the definition of the "Administrator" is "The Federal Aviation Administrator  or any person to whom he has delegated his authority in the matter concerned.".   How would someone know who's has been delegated and is authorized to request this written report?

 

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  1. Kris Kortokrax on Apr 30, 2017

    Typically, you would be dealing with an inspector at the FSDO in whose jurisdiction the emergency occurred. The Administrator will not personally contact you. There is no way that one individual could deal with every emergency, accident, pilot deviation, etc. that happens in the country.

    If you receive a request from a local inspector, consider him authorized by the Administrator to request the information. There is no list of authorized individuals.

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  2. KDS on May 02, 2017

    If it falls under a 91.3(c) action and you’re operating under Part 91, you’ll receive a certified letter and sometimes the same letter also sent not certified. It will be very “boiler plate” format and it will have a copy of the Pilot Bill of Rights with it. If you are operating under Part 135 or 121, it will come through the operator. If you receive such a request, you definitely should answer them in writing as requested. What you write is another matter and something you’ll want to get advice about and use caution in composing.

    What often happens is air traffic control (tower or center) will ask you to call them. That is not the same thing. There is a lot of different advice on how to handle that situation so I won’t wade in with my opinion except to say it’s situational. The right way to handle one might be the wrong way to handle another.

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