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October 1, 2014 - A Texas Man who held a
commercial pilot certificate was indicted for
flying an airplane without a valid airman
certificate. Last Tuesday, Hal Tom, Jr. was
indicted in U.S. District Court, Oxford, Mississippi,
for knowingly and willfully operating an
aircraft in air transportation without a valid
airman's certificate.
On June 27, and June 28, 2013, Tom acted as
Pilot in Command of a Cessna 182 Light Airplane
on a flight from Texas
to New
Jersey. During the
flight, Tom ran out of fuel and the aircraft
incurred damage to the right wing during an
emergency off airport landing in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
After refueling the airplane with improper fuel,
Tom continued the flight to
New Jersey
with a damaged right wing. Tom did not have a
valid airman certificate at the time of this
flight because it had been revoked by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for making
false statements regarding an alcohol related
offense.
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