A C172 pilot accepted an IFR clearance and later determined that his currency had lapsed on arrival ...

Attributes
ACN	440240
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	440240
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed IFR, after climb out proceeded VFR (over the too) to new york area, then IFR to destination. Later determined that, although instrument rated and equipped, I did not meet IFR currency requirements.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT ACCEPTED AN IFR CLRNC AND LATER DETERMINED THAT HIS CURRENCY HAD LAPSED ON ARR IN BWI.

Narrative: DEPARTED IFR, AFTER CLBOUT PROCEEDED VFR (OVER THE TOO) TO NEW YORK AREA, THEN IFR TO DEST. LATER DETERMINED THAT, ALTHOUGH INST RATED AND EQUIPPED, I DID NOT MEET IFR CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS.

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.

A C172 pilot accepted an IFR clearance and later determined that his currency had lapsed on arrival in bwi.