Aircraft registration not signed and dated. Ramp check by FAA.

Attributes
ACN	309790
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bak
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 120
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1620 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	309790
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
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:

The problem arose during a ramp check given by the FAA, mr X and mr Y. The location was at the tpa south ramp. I was unloading cargo when approached. While going over the required paperwork, they noticed that the temporary registration was not signed and dated on the very bottom. At this point they told me I was operating with an invalid registration. I had determined that I had all the required paper work but I did not notice that the registration was not signed. I didn't realize that it is the responsibility of the PIC to see that all the paper work is filled out correctly. I know it had the registration, but no signature? I missed it. The aircraft in use was a C210. The registration was temporary because the aircraft had changed operators.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT REGISTRATION NOT SIGNED AND DATED. RAMP CHK BY FAA.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE DURING A RAMP CHK GIVEN BY THE FAA, MR X AND MR Y. THE LOCATION WAS AT THE TPA S RAMP. I WAS UNLOADING CARGO WHEN APCHED. WHILE GOING OVER THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION WAS NOT SIGNED AND DATED ON THE VERY BOTTOM. AT THIS POINT THEY TOLD ME I WAS OPERATING WITH AN INVALID REGISTRATION. I HAD DETERMINED THAT I HAD ALL THE REQUIRED PAPER WORK BUT I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE REGISTRATION WAS NOT SIGNED. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PIC TO SEE THAT ALL THE PAPER WORK IS FILLED OUT CORRECTLY. I KNOW IT HAD THE REGISTRATION, BUT NO SIGNATURE? I MISSED IT. THE ACFT IN USE WAS A C210. THE REGISTRATION WAS TEMPORARY BECAUSE THE ACFT HAD CHANGED OPERATORS.

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.