Has the manager read NTSB 830? Does it qualify?
Obligated would be the best word. Suppose I just need to know if this is all the owner’s responsibility or if the airport manager needs to get involved and report it if the owner doesn’t.
What part of 830 requires an airport manager to do anything? The onus is purely on the aircraft operator and the crew.
Highly doubt it. 99.99% of law enforcement know.0001% about aviation. Nobody got hurt, happened at airport, manager knows about it. Forget about it!
Why?
Some state and local jurisdictions have their own separate aviation laws and policies which may require it. Same goes for other entities like airports, public agencies, etc.
Does that mean you actually did get a call and your wife actually didn’t?
It’s standard practice and is required for the airport authorities to gather a sample from their fuel tanks.
It's not required. The airport manager had no authority to do so and had not been delegated to do so nor was there any indication that I had purchased fuel from them.
Wife was HOA president. When a resident has an issue, she got called. My number is on file with the FAA (and shows up in the master record). I typically get calls from the FAA, HSA, and random real estate attorneys looking for closing information. The only amusing thing with the latter is that it was one of our other residents who called me (both her and her husband are attorneys).
Part of what’s required after an accident or incident that either involved an aircraft on-field or one that had previously departed, is sampling and testing fuel.
I was being sarcastic as the rest of your paragraph was meant to actually mean the opposite of what you said.
NC26 is also privately owned and for private use, so a different rule set is applicable vs. what’s SOP at a public use airport.
About the only difference as far as the FAA is concerned is that they won't process NOTAMs for private use. (Private ownership is *NOT* a consideration).
There are far more differences than that, especially from a funding standpoint and the requirements to accept such, which I’m not sure you’re terribly familiar with.
I suggest familiarizing yourself with 8020.11D as well as the list of requirements when receiving various types of non-local funding. What’s your experience with airport management?
I agree with your last line. However, in 20 years in law enforcement I can tell ya you can’t make blanket statements concerning what different agencies will do. On field, just bent metal, in Maine law enforcement seldom responds. Off field yes. Injury and definitely death, but bent props? Average cop is gonna look at it and say, “too bad. Bet that costs a few hundred huh!” In our academy there was zero training on aircraft mishaps. Now maybe your state is different. I can promise you one thing. All cops hate paperwork. Happy to show up to see something different, but will avoid anything causing report writing like it was seven kinds of STDs.
Unfortunately, not all hate the paperwork. There are a few states out there that "empower" state and local agencies to investigate aircraft accidents if they so choose. And the federal side doesn't prevent it. It made for some interesting reading on several occasions.
