PLT OF SMA AT CUSTOMS DID NOT HAVE HIS LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION.

Date: 1991-11

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-unspecified

Synopsis

PLT OF SMA AT CUSTOMS DID NOT HAVE HIS LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION.

Narrative

ON MY ARR TO BROWN FIELD ON 11/XX/91; THE CUSTOMS AGENT ASKED FOR MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. I REACHED FOR THE SATCHEL THAT CARRIES THESE DOCUMENTS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE THEM. I EXPLAINED TO THE CUSTOMS AGENT THAT I PRESENTED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS TO OTHER AGENTS AT BROWN FIELD ON NOV XX; XTH; XTH; AND XTH ON PREVIOUS TRIP TO BAJA; CA; JUST DAYS BEFORE. I ALSO PRESENTED TO HIM XEROX COPIES OF MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES THAT I USE TO CLR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION. I USE COPIES IN MEXICO IN CASE I LOSE ONE OF THE ORIGINALS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ENTERING THE COUNTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I FAILED TO PRODUCE THE ORIGINALS OF MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN THE MANY YRS I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO MEXICO. I WAS UNAWARE THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN MY POSSESSION. I DID NOT INTENTIONALLY FLY OR TRY TO ENTER THE COUNTRY WITHOUT THE PROPER DOCUMENTS. I WILL NEVER FLY OR ENTER THE COUNTRY WITHOUT HAVING MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN MY POSSESSION.

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