Franklin J. Reno v. National Transportation Safety Board Federal Aviation Administration
Opinion
Opinion
Nelson, J.
Franklin J. Reno (“Reno”) petitions for judicial review from a final order of the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”), suspending his commercial pilot certificate for 10 days. Reno failed to secure the proper endorsements on his student pilot certificate and logbook, in violation of Federal Aviation Regulations (“F.A.R.”), 14 C.F.R. §§ 61.87 (d) and 61.93(c)(2).
We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. § 1486(a). For the reasons that follow, we deny Reno’s petition for judicial review and affirm the NTSB’s order.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 16,1988 Franklin J. Reno made an unauthorized intrusion into the San Diego terminal control area. Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) safety inspector Jennifer Resnik (“Resnik”) investigated the unauthorized intrusion. During her investigation, Resnik examined Reno’s student pilot certificate and logbook. She concluded that between April 29, 1988 and August 19, 1988, Reno made nine solo flights in a Cessna 152 aircraft for which he did not have the proper instructor endorsements on his student pilot certificate. After further investigation, she also determined that Reno made two…