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Originally Posted by Beech driver  Nope, got into another aircraft.
Had the sit down with the fed today. Basically what I expected. What is your time in type, total time, time last 90 days? Are you current? That kind of stuff. Nothing too serious. I was actually surprised he wanted to meet on a Sunday. He did tell me this more than likely will not even be considered an incident. Just an occurance. Since the damage was only limited to the wheel pants and nothing else. Yet he also told me to expect a certified letter for a 709 ride. This could be an issue. Since the minny FSDO has no one which is certified in a this type aircraft, they may need to bring someone else in to do the flight. He was unsure if I could do the flight in a fully certified aircraft. Not sure how that is going to work out yet. My question was if my boss had not told tower about the busted wheel pant what would have happened. His reply: we would not be talking right now. 
And to those wondering why I filed the report. Did I really need to? Maybe not. But once I found out FSDO was getting involved I felt I needed to cover my bases. I knew they would be checking into every detail of the flight they could find. Thus, I felt the need for the report. I long ago told myself if I thought the need for a report was there for any reason, it would be filed. The need arose. |
709 ride, that is really bad stuff. You could lose your certificates or get a permanent mark on your record if the 709 ride doesn't go well. If you are doing this for a career, you need to get an aviation attorney to help you. The sooner the better.