Commuter pilot flies past checkride validation period.

Attributes
ACN	178394
Time
Date	199105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gri
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 268 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 685
ASRS Report	178399
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Original 135.295 chkride was passed 4/90. Therefore, next 135.295 was due in 10/90. On 9/90 passed a 135.295 ride in a different type aircraft of same category and class. The ride in 9/90 fell into the grace month provisions of 135.301. It was determined that next 135.295 would be due in 4/91, or 6 months after due date of previous 135.295 check since ride on 9/90 was in the early grace month. Next 135.295 ride was not done until 5/91. I thought this was legal as it was the late grace month of the original 135.295 due date. Company director of training informed me that flts in 5/91 were illegal because the 135.295 chkride in 9/90 reset the due date schedule.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER PLT FLIES PAST CHECKRIDE VALIDATION PERIOD.

Narrative: ORIGINAL 135.295 CHKRIDE WAS PASSED 4/90. THEREFORE, NEXT 135.295 WAS DUE IN 10/90. ON 9/90 PASSED A 135.295 RIDE IN A DIFFERENT TYPE ACFT OF SAME CATEGORY AND CLASS. THE RIDE IN 9/90 FELL INTO THE GRACE MONTH PROVISIONS OF 135.301. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NEXT 135.295 WOULD BE DUE IN 4/91, OR 6 MONTHS AFTER DUE DATE OF PREVIOUS 135.295 CHK SINCE RIDE ON 9/90 WAS IN THE EARLY GRACE MONTH. NEXT 135.295 RIDE WAS NOT DONE UNTIL 5/91. I THOUGHT THIS WAS LEGAL AS IT WAS THE LATE GRACE MONTH OF THE ORIGINAL 135.295 DUE DATE. COMPANY DIRECTOR OF TRNING INFORMED ME THAT FLTS IN 5/91 WERE ILLEGAL BECAUSE THE 135.295 CHKRIDE IN 9/90 RESET THE DUE DATE SCHEDULE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.