Insurance and Background Checks

[BeechBen44]

A month ago my student hit the planes wing tip on a building ( I wasn't in the plane). Since I'm a contractor, the school is making me go through my personal insurance.

When I apply to the airlines if I don't disclose it, can the airlines still find it via a background check?

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

Wait...it's not your plane. You weren't in the plane. How are you liable?

 

[z987k]

A month ago my student hit the planes wing tip on a building ( I wasn't in the plane). Since I'm a contractor, the school is making me go through my personal insurance.

When I apply to the airlines if I don't disclose it, can the airlines still find it via a background check?

Tell them to pound sand?

 

[BeechBen44]

Because they require us to cover our students insurance.

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

Because they require us to cover our students insurance.

My god man. Tell them to piss off and go work for a decent operator, and tell them to screw their plane while they're at it?

 

[BeechBen44]

That is what I'm going to do. But I don't want any law suits against me.

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

That is what I'm going to do. But I don't want any law suits against me.

And ale your students have renters insurance also. It's cheap.

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

That is what I'm going to do. But I don't want any law suits against me.

I can't imagine how you could legally be liable in this situation, regardless of what documents they made you sign at hiring. Though there are some better legal minds on here that can probably chime in with more experience.

 

[BeechBen44]

The funny thing is, I didn't sign anything when hired.

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

The funny thing is, I didn't sign anything when hired.

Then you're good to go. Walk away and avoid paying for other people's errors. Not much pisses me off more than employers trying to screw their employees.

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Then you're good to go. Walk away and avoid paying for other people's errors. Not much pisses me off more than employers trying to screw their employees.

Did you or your student rent the aircraft? That will be an issue if you rented it.

 

[tiredcfi]

I would stop talking about this on the internet, (maybe even get the thread removed) and get ACTUAL legal advice.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Sounds like insurance fraud to me. I doubt your insurance will pay out unless you lie and say you were in the plane.

 

[jtrain609]

Find an attorney in your jurisdiction and get actual legal advice. You can get a referral from your state bar association, and you can likely find the phone number on their website.

 

[hammerhat]

You can contact AOPA Pilot Protection if you have membership with them.