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PA28 pilot misinterps far rules regarding qualifications with regard to IFR flight and files IFR vice VFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hhr.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 524900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was not sure if I could file and fly IFR without being IFR current in VFR conditions. I asked a local IFR flight instructor, and he said that I could, as long as WX conditions were VFR. Since I needed maintenance done on my aircraft, I filed and flew IFR from hawthorne, ca, to torrance, ca, and returned all under clear skies. I later checked the far's and checked with a pilot organization. The far's were not completely clear, but the organization said that I could not fly IFR, even in VFR conditions without being current. This incident occurred during the temporary restrs after the world trade center incident. In the future, I will check with the pilot organization first.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PLT MISINTERPS FAR RULES REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS WITH REGARD TO IFR FLT AND FILES IFR VICE VFR.
Narrative: I WAS NOT SURE IF I COULD FILE AND FLY IFR WITHOUT BEING IFR CURRENT IN VFR CONDITIONS. I ASKED A LCL IFR FLT INSTRUCTOR, AND HE SAID THAT I COULD, AS LONG AS WX CONDITIONS WERE VFR. SINCE I NEEDED MAINT DONE ON MY ACFT, I FILED AND FLEW IFR FROM HAWTHORNE, CA, TO TORRANCE, CA, AND RETURNED ALL UNDER CLR SKIES. I LATER CHKED THE FAR'S AND CHKED WITH A PLT ORGANIZATION. THE FAR'S WERE NOT COMPLETELY CLR, BUT THE ORGANIZATION SAID THAT I COULD NOT FLY IFR, EVEN IN VFR CONDITIONS WITHOUT BEING CURRENT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE TEMPORARY RESTRS AFTER THE WORLD TRADE CTR INCIDENT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL CHK WITH THE PLT ORGANIZATION FIRST.
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.