Owner of aircraft learned after flight that his certificate of airworthiness for the aircraft had ex...

Attributes
ACN	116308
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwp
State Reference	ND
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 Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 11500
ASRS Report	116308
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 11500
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I hold an LOA in an MTR with endorsement privileges. A person came and wanted to buy our aircraft from us and wanted an endorsement. We had gotten an experimental airworthiness certificate applied to it after getting the aircraft out of davis monthan AFB. The first one is good for 1 yr. We got another (FAA) office to reissue a permanent certificate. It was done, but to our surprise (2 yrs later), that it also was written for only 1 yr and I flew the aircraft thinking it was our permanent certificate of airworthiness. I think short term airworthiness certificates should be of a different color!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OWNER OF ACFT LEARNED AFTER FLT THAT HIS CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR THE ACFT HAD EXPIRED.

Narrative: I HOLD AN LOA IN AN MTR WITH ENDORSEMENT PRIVILEGES. A PERSON CAME AND WANTED TO BUY OUR ACFT FROM US AND WANTED AN ENDORSEMENT. WE HAD GOTTEN AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE APPLIED TO IT AFTER GETTING THE ACFT OUT OF DAVIS MONTHAN AFB. THE FIRST ONE IS GOOD FOR 1 YR. WE GOT ANOTHER (FAA) OFFICE TO REISSUE A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE. IT WAS DONE, BUT TO OUR SURPRISE (2 YRS LATER), THAT IT ALSO WAS WRITTEN FOR ONLY 1 YR AND I FLEW THE ACFT THINKING IT WAS OUR PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS. I THINK SHORT TERM AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR!

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.

Owner of aircraft learned after flight that his certificate of airworthiness for the aircraft had expired.