Instructor pilot conducts special VFR flight after legal sunset.

Attributes
ACN	117254
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Special VFR
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	117254
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I attempted to obtain an SVFR clearance into oak from the local practice area. ATC was unable due to IFR traffic, but offered an ILS (vectors) which I declined due to lack of pitot static inspection on aircraft. Landed hwd, and later received an SVFR clearance out of control zone, coordinated with SVFR clearance into oak control zone. Took off (hwd) and landed oak (7 mi) without incident. On later examination of far 91.107 I discovered that SVFR prohibited after sunset unless pilot and aircraft are IFR legal. I thought the prohibition was for night SVFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT CONDUCTS SPECIAL VFR FLT AFTER LEGAL SUNSET.

Narrative: I ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN AN SVFR CLRNC INTO OAK FROM THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA. ATC WAS UNABLE DUE TO IFR TFC, BUT OFFERED AN ILS (VECTORS) WHICH I DECLINED DUE TO LACK OF PITOT STATIC INSPECTION ON ACFT. LANDED HWD, AND LATER RECEIVED AN SVFR CLRNC OUT OF CTL ZONE, COORDINATED WITH SVFR CLRNC INTO OAK CTL ZONE. TOOK OFF (HWD) AND LANDED OAK (7 MI) WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON LATER EXAMINATION OF FAR 91.107 I DISCOVERED THAT SVFR PROHIBITED AFTER SUNSET UNLESS PLT AND ACFT ARE IFR LEGAL. I THOUGHT THE PROHIBITION WAS FOR NIGHT SVFR.

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.