GA small transport operated in foreign airspace without proper certification on board.

Attributes
ACN	129863
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3200
ASRS Report	129863
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I purchased 1/2 of an aircraft from the owner. As specified in FAA regulations, we sent original registration to FAA and kept 'pink slip' as temporary registration. I then took the aircraft to the bahamas for a vacation, and was informed upon return that flight outside us is illegal on a pink slip. Upon later research, this law went into effect 9/mon/89. The pink slip made no mention about restrictions, and I have not received any updates from FAA pertaining to this regulation change. Suggest FAA synchronize their paperwork so that when a law changes, all relevant paperwork is updated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMT OPERATED IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE WITHOUT PROPER CERTIFICATION ON BOARD.

Narrative: I PURCHASED 1/2 OF AN ACFT FROM THE OWNER. AS SPECIFIED IN FAA REGS, WE SENT ORIGINAL REGISTRATION TO FAA AND KEPT 'PINK SLIP' AS TEMPORARY REGISTRATION. I THEN TOOK THE ACFT TO THE BAHAMAS FOR A VACATION, AND WAS INFORMED UPON RETURN THAT FLT OUTSIDE U.S. IS ILLEGAL ON A PINK SLIP. UPON LATER RESEARCH, THIS LAW WENT INTO EFFECT 9/MON/89. THE PINK SLIP MADE NO MENTION ABOUT RESTRICTIONS, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY UPDATES FROM FAA PERTAINING TO THIS REG CHANGE. SUGGEST FAA SYNCHRONIZE THEIR PAPERWORK SO THAT WHEN A LAW CHANGES, ALL RELEVANT PAPERWORK IS UPDATED.

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.