<< >> NASA ASRS Report 97623, November 1988

Expired medical.

Attributes
ACN	97623
Time
Date	198811
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	97623
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

The incident had its beginning 6 months prior when I destroyed my medical in the washing machine by accident. The fastest way at the time for me to have a medical was to get a new one. This threw me out of a well established pattern of getting medicals in feb and aug. I had one more chance to catch it before it was too late as my company published a list of due dates for check rides and medicals, I didn't check. I was made aware of this mistake by the company training and records section of flight operations when they asked me for the photo copy of my new medical, (my first thought was, what new medical?!). Lesson learned, it's a good idea to open up those pieces of paper on a regular basis and see if they say what you think they say, ie check the document's content as well as their physical presence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXPIRED MEDICAL.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT HAD ITS BEGINNING 6 MONTHS PRIOR WHEN I DESTROYED MY MEDICAL IN THE WASHING MACHINE BY ACCIDENT. THE FASTEST WAY AT THE TIME FOR ME TO HAVE A MEDICAL WAS TO GET A NEW ONE. THIS THREW ME OUT OF A WELL ESTABLISHED PATTERN OF GETTING MEDICALS IN FEB AND AUG. I HAD ONE MORE CHANCE TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE AS MY COMPANY PUBLISHED A LIST OF DUE DATES FOR CHK RIDES AND MEDICALS, I DIDN'T CHK. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS MISTAKE BY THE COMPANY TRAINING AND RECORDS SECTION OF FLT OPS WHEN THEY ASKED ME FOR THE PHOTO COPY OF MY NEW MEDICAL, (MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, WHAT NEW MEDICAL?!). LESSON LEARNED, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO OPEN UP THOSE PIECES OF PAPER ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SEE IF THEY SAY WHAT YOU THINK THEY SAY, IE CHK THE DOCUMENT'S CONTENT AS WELL AS THEIR PHYSICAL PRESENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.