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Pilot of small aircraft flew cross country trip 14 hours. Postflt inspected logbook to discover inspection was overdue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196167 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pgd |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 196167 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When he offered me the opportunity of flying his airplane, I accepted eagerly. I knew the airplane would be a pleasure to fly, and that I would have no problem with it. I also knew that all the required inspections and airworthiness directives had undoubtedly been complied with. On nov/xx/91 I began the trip. Due to a WX delay, I spent an extra night (nov/xy/91 in muscle shoals (MSL), al). Then I completed the flight to pgd on nov/xz/91. On that same day, out of curiosity, I recovered the airplane's logbooks and took them home to review the history of this 42 yr old airplane. That evening, as I perused the logbooks, I was appalled to discover that the annual inspection was due in oct/91 and that it had not been accomplished! I had flown an airplane for almost 14 hours in violation of the FARS! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: mechanic did inspection to bring logbook up to date and said nothing about the aircraft having been flown. Looks like I dodged the bullet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA FLEW XCOUNTRY TRIP 14 HRS. POSTFLT INSPECTED LOGBOOK TO DISCOVER INSPECTION WAS OVERDUE.
Narrative: WHEN HE OFFERED ME THE OPPORTUNITY OF FLYING HIS AIRPLANE, I ACCEPTED EAGERLY. I KNEW THE AIRPLANE WOULD BE A PLEASURE TO FLY, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I ALSO KNEW THAT ALL THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AND AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES HAD UNDOUBTEDLY BEEN COMPLIED WITH. ON NOV/XX/91 I BEGAN THE TRIP. DUE TO A WX DELAY, I SPENT AN EXTRA NIGHT (NOV/XY/91 IN MUSCLE SHOALS (MSL), AL). THEN I COMPLETED THE FLT TO PGD ON NOV/XZ/91. ON THAT SAME DAY, OUT OF CURIOSITY, I RECOVERED THE AIRPLANE'S LOGBOOKS AND TOOK THEM HOME TO REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THIS 42 YR OLD AIRPLANE. THAT EVENING, AS I PERUSED THE LOGBOOKS, I WAS APPALLED TO DISCOVER THAT THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DUE IN OCT/91 AND THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED! I HAD FLOWN AN AIRPLANE FOR ALMOST 14 HRS IN VIOLATION OF THE FARS! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: MECH DID INSPECTION TO BRING LOGBOOK UP TO DATE AND SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE ACFT HAVING BEEN FLOWN. LOOKS LIKE I DODGED THE BULLET.
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.