GA pilot flew an small aircraft on 4 different days with an expired annual.

Attributes
ACN	103982
Time
Date	198902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x17
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	103982
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft had been sitting up in hangar for a long period of time. I began making what repairs I could legally do and had others performed by a & P's. After airplane was airworthy, I flew plane to test it out and to check out radios. Plane was run up first and checked over by a & P. His opinion was it was ok. Radios were found to be defective. I flew the plane to a nearby airport for radio repair. Radio was removed and put in for repairs. I was loaned a portable transceiver for operation. While returning to home base I performed some aerial photos and returned to base. Through all this I began to review the log books for the repair entries to be made. I discovered I had inadvertently flown the plane while it was out of annual. I immediately grounded the plane and put it in shop for repair and to renew annual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT FLEW AN SMA ON 4 DIFFERENT DAYS WITH AN EXPIRED ANNUAL.

Narrative: SMA HAD BEEN SITTING UP IN HANGAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. I BEGAN MAKING WHAT REPAIRS I COULD LEGALLY DO AND HAD OTHERS PERFORMED BY A & P'S. AFTER AIRPLANE WAS AIRWORTHY, I FLEW PLANE TO TEST IT OUT AND TO CHK OUT RADIOS. PLANE WAS RUN UP FIRST AND CHKED OVER BY A & P. HIS OPINION WAS IT WAS OK. RADIOS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I FLEW THE PLANE TO A NEARBY ARPT FOR RADIO REPAIR. RADIO WAS REMOVED AND PUT IN FOR REPAIRS. I WAS LOANED A PORTABLE TRANSCEIVER FOR OPERATION. WHILE RETURNING TO HOME BASE I PERFORMED SOME AERIAL PHOTOS AND RETURNED TO BASE. THROUGH ALL THIS I BEGAN TO REVIEW THE LOG BOOKS FOR THE REPAIR ENTRIES TO BE MADE. I DISCOVERED I HAD INADVERTENTLY FLOWN THE PLANE WHILE IT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. I IMMEDIATELY GNDED THE PLANE AND PUT IT IN SHOP FOR REPAIR AND TO RENEW ANNUAL.

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.