Jack W. Kasper v. Federal Aviation Administration National Transportation Safety Board

46 F.3d 1142 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jack W. KASPER, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; National Transportation Safety Board, Respondents. No. 93-70729. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 9, 1995. * Decided Feb. 7, 1995. 1 Before: PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, ** Senior District Judge. 2 ORDER *** 3 Petitioner Jack W. Kasper seeks review of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) order suspending his commercial pilot certificate for 15 days for twice flying an aircraft lacking a valid registration number. The petitioner maintains his conduct in no way jeopardized air safety and that any suspension is an abuse of discretion. It is the position of the NTSB that a pilot's compliance disposition bears upon his or her care, judgment, and responsibility as a certificate holder. Administrator v. Kowal, 5 N.T.S.B. 387 (1985). We agree. This court recently held that "[the] mere fact…