📘14 CFR §67.403 – Prohibition on Fraudulent or Intentionally False Statements on Medical Applications
🚩 Overview
The FAA requires honesty and transparency on medical certification applications. Providing false or misleading medical information is illegal and poses significant risks to aviation safety.
✅ Key Requirements and Prohibitions
🚫 1. Fraudulent Statements Prohibited
Applicants must not intentionally provide false, fraudulent, or misleading information on FAA medical applications (FAA Form 8500-8).
⚠️ 2. Types of Fraudulent Statements
Falsifying or omitting medical conditions, history, diagnoses, or treatments.
Concealing past medical issues, hospitalizations, or medications that could impact airworthiness.
🚨 3. Consequences of Violation
Severe penalties include:
Denial, suspension, or revocation of pilot and medical certificates.
Civil penalties and fines.
Possible criminal prosecution, depending on severity.
📋 4. Correcting Errors
Accidental errors on medical applications should be immediately corrected by notifying your Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) or the FAA Aerospace Medical Certification Division directly.
🛩️ Example Scenario
If you mistakenly omit details of a recent surgery from your medical application, immediately notify your AME or FAA Aerospace Medical Certification Division to correct the application. Deliberately concealing this information can lead to serious penalties, including revocation of your pilot and medical certificates.
📌 CFI Pro Tips
Ethical Responsibility: Emphasize the importance of transparency and honesty on medical applications to your students, reinforcing ethical standards in aviation.
Understanding Consequences: Clearly teach students about the serious legal and safety implications of falsifying medical information.
📚 Further Reading and Official References
14 CFR §67.403 (Full FAA Regulation): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-67/subpart-E/section-67.403
FAA MedXPress – Medical Application Procedures: https://medxpress.faa.gov
FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program (FAA Order 2150.3C): https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/FAA_Order_2150.3C.pdf
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