Instructor sent spi on x-country without proper endorsements. Ramp checked.

Attributes
ACN	271961
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ny10
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 9500
ASRS Report	271961
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	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:

I had made the proper endorsement in the students log book for a solo cross country from NY10-dkk-elm and return. At dkk the student was ramp checked by an FAA operations inspector and he found the following discrepancies: 1) the students/student license was not signed off for solo cross country. 2) the students log did not have a current 90- day solo endorsement in it. The student had been primarily flying with my other instructor and I had assumed that he had been signed off after 2 qual x-c flts. Being that I am the owner and chief flight instructor, I feel that I am the one who is responsible for the lack of endorsements. It was an inadvertent oversight on my part caused primarily to a lack of communication between myself and my other flight instructor. The student had satisfactorily completed his cross country chkout and there was never a 91- day period when he hadn't received flight instruction. Since this incident, I have instituted a highly visible status board with each student's name, initial solo endorsements, initial cross country student endorsement, last 90-day check and when due. A chkoff list is also in the student's folder, which is kept at the school. We are also going to have a weekly meeting to discuss the status of each of our active students.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR SENT SPI ON X-COUNTRY WITHOUT PROPER ENDORSEMENTS. RAMP CHKED.

Narrative: I HAD MADE THE PROPER ENDORSEMENT IN THE STUDENTS LOG BOOK FOR A SOLO XCOUNTRY FROM NY10-DKK-ELM AND RETURN. AT DKK THE STUDENT WAS RAMP CHKED BY AN FAA OPS INSPECTOR AND HE FOUND THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES: 1) THE STUDENTS/STUDENT LICENSE WAS NOT SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO XCOUNTRY. 2) THE STUDENTS LOG DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT 90- DAY SOLO ENDORSEMENT IN IT. THE STUDENT HAD BEEN PRIMARILY FLYING WITH MY OTHER INSTRUCTOR AND I HAD ASSUMED THAT HE HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF AFTER 2 QUAL X-C FLTS. BEING THAT I AM THE OWNER AND CHIEF FLT INSTRUCTOR, I FEEL THAT I AM THE ONE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LACK OF ENDORSEMENTS. IT WAS AN INADVERTENT OVERSIGHT ON MY PART CAUSED PRIMARILY TO A LACK OF COM BTWN MYSELF AND MY OTHER FLT INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT HAD SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED HIS XCOUNTRY CHKOUT AND THERE WAS NEVER A 91- DAY PERIOD WHEN HE HADN'T RECEIVED FLT INSTRUCTION. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE INSTITUTED A HIGHLY VISIBLE STATUS BOARD WITH EACH STUDENT'S NAME, INITIAL SOLO ENDORSEMENTS, INITIAL XCOUNTRY STUDENT ENDORSEMENT, LAST 90-DAY CHK AND WHEN DUE. A CHKOFF LIST IS ALSO IN THE STUDENT'S FOLDER, WHICH IS KEPT AT THE SCHOOL. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A WKLY MEETING TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF EACH OF OUR ACTIVE STUDENTS.

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.