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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Little Rock, AR · January 27, 2003

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Date
January 27, 2003 · 04:45 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Airport
Adams Field
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total

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What happened

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(-23) On January 26, I was contacted at home and requested to the airport concerning an American airlines pilot who was being detained by the Little Rock airport police because of the smell of alcohol on his breath when he had passed through security. I arrived at the airport at about 0630, and contacted the tsa and the local police. They indicated that captain bott had been given a field sobriety test (fst) by both the Little Rock police, and the ar state police and had not passed. They had offered a breath analysis test and he had refused. After conferring with the regional operations center and the aa como, it was decided to offer captain bott one additional chance to take the breath analysis. After explaining the ramifications of not taking the breath test, captain bott agreed to take the test and was transported by the Little Rock police officer to the plauaski county facility for the breath test. The test was conducted at 0745 (approximately 3 hours after the first detected). The results were .004. This was below the limit required by the FAR so captain bott was transported back to the airport and released to the Little Rock flight operations manager at about 0815. Further investigation was turned over to privacy data omitted ^, southwest regional medical section. During our last conversation, privacy data omitted ^ indicated that probably no further action would be taken in this case. AFS-620 additional comment: "bodies on board aircraft not identified since the pilot was removed from that aircraft's operation."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 26, I WAS CONTACTED AT HOME AND REQUESTED TO THE AIRPORT CONCERNING AN AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOT WHO WAS BEING DETAINED BY THE LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT POLICE BECAUSE OF THE SMELL OF ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH WHEN HE HAD PASSED THROUGH SECURITY. I ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 0630, AND CONTACTED THE TSA AND THE LOCAL POLICE. THEY INDICATED THAT CAPTAIN BOTT HAD BEEN GIVEN A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST (FST) BY BOTH THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE, AND THE AR STATE POLICE AND HAD NOT PASSED. THEY HAD OFFERED A BREATH ANALYSIS TEST AND HE HAD REFUSED. AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER AND THE AA COMO, IT WAS DECIDED TO OFFER CAPTAIN BOTT ONE ADDITIONAL CHANCE TO TAKE THE BREATH ANALYSIS. AFTER EXPLAINING THE RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING THE BREATH TEST, CAPTAIN BOTT AGREED TO TAKE THE TEST AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE OFFICER TO THE PLAUASKI COUNTY FACILITY FOR THE BREATH TEST. THE TEST WAS CONDUCTED AT 0745 (APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST DETECTED). THE RESULTS WERE .004. THIS WAS BELOW THE LIMIT REQUIRED BY THE FAR SO CAPTAIN BOTT WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND RELEASED TO THE LITTLE ROCK FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANAGER AT ABOUT 0815. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS TURNED OVER TO ^PRIVACY ^, SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL SECTION. DURING OUR LAST CONVERSATION, ^PRIVACY ^ INDICATED THAT PROBABLY NO FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN IN THIS CASE. AFS-620 ADDITIONAL COMMENT: "BODIES ON BOARD AIRCRAFT NOT IDENTIFIED SINCE THE PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM THAT AIRCRAFT'S OPERATION."