The pilot filed IFR not realizing the pitot static and transponder 24 month checks had expired. The FAA inspector who discovered the discrepancy was not aware the reporter had filed IFR.

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Attributes
ACN	329050
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit artcc : czqx
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	329050
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The airplane had just come from the repair shop after a 120 day wait for repairs. I was moving the airplane to the paint shop for touch-up paint and decided in the eyes of safety to file an IFR flight plan. The error on my part was brought to my attention by the FAA who did not know I filed and therefore said, 'that's one' on me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT FILED IFR NOT REALIZING THE PITOT STATIC AND XPONDER 24 MONTH CHKS HAD EXPIRED. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO DISCOVERED THE DISCREPANCY WAS NOT AWARE THE RPTR HAD FILED IFR.

Narrative: THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST COME FROM THE REPAIR SHOP AFTER A 120 DAY WAIT FOR REPAIRS. I WAS MOVING THE AIRPLANE TO THE PAINT SHOP FOR TOUCH-UP PAINT AND DECIDED IN THE EYES OF SAFETY TO FILE AN IFR FLT PLAN. THE ERROR ON MY PART WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY THE FAA WHO DID NOT KNOW I FILED AND THEREFORE SAID, 'THAT'S ONE' ON ME.

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.