Narrative:

I was instructed by my boss to check a student's preflight planning in order for him to continue on his x-country flight. He is a student pilot working on his private. I had just finished my daily work assignment and was on my way out the door. I had been working very hard for some time so I was tired! I also, being a CFI-instructor/multi engine, had signed off a student for a commercial check ride. The examiner was asking me questions along with the student I signed off. All of this was taking place during the time I was checking the preflight planning for the x-country student. His planning was correct, but I asked to check his medical certificate for the proper x-country endorsement, which had not been signed and on impulse without flying with him I endorsed it, then left to go home. Needless to say he was ramped and I got the shaft. Also, I recently moved to my present location from ft worth, tx, and my commercial pilot's license was misplaced for 2 months. I had the temporary but not the hard copy. So I flew for 2 months without the hard copy and the temporary out of date, waiting for it to come in the mail. I did not do this out of spite or vengeance. I am trying to become the best pilot I can. I try to do everything in proper order but I am only human.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CFI ENDORSES STUDENT PLT'S MEDICAL WITHOUT HAVING FLOWN WITH STUDENT. ACTED AS CFI WITHOUT PROPER LICENSE AS IT HAD EXPIRED. FAA INSPECTOR CALLS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED BY MY BOSS TO CHECK A STUDENT'S PREFLT PLANNING IN ORDER FOR HIM TO CONTINUE ON HIS X-COUNTRY FLT. HE IS A STUDENT PLT WORKING ON HIS PRIVATE. I HAD JUST FINISHED MY DAILY WORK ASSIGNMENT AND WAS ON MY WAY OUT THE DOOR. I HAD BEEN WORKING VERY HARD FOR SOME TIME SO I WAS TIRED! I ALSO, BEING A CFI-INSTRUCTOR/MULTI ENG, HAD SIGNED OFF A STUDENT FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE. THE EXAMINER WAS ASKING ME QUESTIONS ALONG WITH THE STUDENT I SIGNED OFF. ALL OF THIS WAS TAKING PLACE DURING THE TIME I WAS CHECKING THE PREFLT PLANNING FOR THE X-COUNTRY STUDENT. HIS PLANNING WAS CORRECT, BUT I ASKED TO CHECK HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROPER X-COUNTRY ENDORSEMENT, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN SIGNED AND ON IMPULSE WITHOUT FLYING WITH HIM I ENDORSED IT, THEN LEFT TO GO HOME. NEEDLESS TO SAY HE WAS RAMPED AND I GOT THE SHAFT. ALSO, I RECENTLY MOVED TO MY PRESENT LOCATION FROM FT WORTH, TX, AND MY COMMERCIAL PLT'S LICENSE WAS MISPLACED FOR 2 MONTHS. I HAD THE TEMPORARY BUT NOT THE HARD COPY. SO I FLEW FOR 2 MONTHS WITHOUT THE HARD COPY AND THE TEMPORARY OUT OF DATE, WAITING FOR IT TO COME IN THE MAIL. I DID NOT DO THIS OUT OF SPITE OR VENGEANCE. I AM TRYING TO BECOME THE BEST PLT I CAN. I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING IN PROPER ORDER BUT I AM ONLY HUMAN.

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.