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Flew aircraft after checking maintenance clipboard and noting aircraft 'green tagged' as airworthy. After landing elsewhere notified by phone that aircraft beyond annual. Obtained ferry permit. Had a&P check and flew home.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 112936 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1935 flight time type : 425 |
| ASRS Report | 112936 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jun/thu/89 I was assigned aircraft for a flight from springfield to rockford for state of il business to ron and return to springfield on jun/fri/89. A check of the maintenance clipboard and the schedule board showed the aircraft to be 'green tagged' as airworthy for flight from a maintenance standpoint. The flight was routine, other than an en route IFR flight plan was necessitated due to IMC conditions that did not improve as forecast. I did not become aware of the fact that the aircraft was out of annual until the morning of jun/xx/89 when I received a call from our maintenance department informing me of a 'mixup'. I obtained a ferry permit and an a&P check of the aircraft and conducted a routine VFR flight back to springfield the evening of jun/xx/89. I realize that determining the airworthiness of an aircraft is the responsibility of the PIC. In the future I will personally check maintenance records on aircraft I am assigned to fly, and not put 'blind faith' in a maintenance department.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLEW ACFT AFTER CHECKING MAINTENANCE CLIPBOARD AND NOTING ACFT 'GREEN TAGGED' AS AIRWORTHY. AFTER LNDG ELSEWHERE NOTIFIED BY PHONE THAT ACFT BEYOND ANNUAL. OBTAINED FERRY PERMIT. HAD A&P CHECK AND FLEW HOME.
Narrative: ON JUN/THU/89 I WAS ASSIGNED ACFT FOR A FLT FROM SPRINGFIELD TO ROCKFORD FOR STATE OF IL BUSINESS TO RON AND RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD ON JUN/FRI/89. A CHECK OF THE MAINT CLIPBOARD AND THE SCHEDULE BOARD SHOWED THE ACFT TO BE 'GREEN TAGGED' AS AIRWORTHY FOR FLT FROM A MAINT STANDPOINT. THE FLT WAS ROUTINE, OTHER THAN AN ENRTE IFR FLT PLAN WAS NECESSITATED DUE TO IMC CONDITIONS THAT DID NOT IMPROVE AS FORECAST. I DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL UNTIL THE MORNING OF JUN/XX/89 WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR MAINT DEPT INFORMING ME OF A 'MIXUP'. I OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT AND AN A&P CHECK OF THE ACFT AND CONDUCTED A ROUTINE VFR FLT BACK TO SPRINGFIELD THE EVENING OF JUN/XX/89. I REALIZE THAT DETERMINING THE AIRWORTHINESS OF AN ACFT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PIC. IN THE FUTURE I WILL PERSONALLY CHECK MAINT RECORDS ON ACFT I AM ASSIGNED TO FLY, AND NOT PUT 'BLIND FAITH' IN A MAINT DEPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.