Small aircraft owner pilot discovers aircraft flown out of annual inspection.

Attributes
ACN	138270
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yak
State Reference	AK
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	ground : parked other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	138270
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

9/89 local FBO mechanic instructed a new engine in small aircraft X. We test ran the engine and I, as owner/pilot, understood that an annual inspection had been completed at that time. In 10/89 the mechanic reset throttle-propeller governor setting, checked timing, general setup of new engine with 12.9 hours on it and made entry in logs, as this was the annual date. The aircraft was out of annual prior to 9/89, so the logs show that the aircraft was flown out of annual 12.9 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA OWNER PLT DISCOVERS ACFT FLOWN OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Narrative: 9/89 LCL FBO MECH INSTRUCTED A NEW ENG IN SMA X. WE TEST RAN THE ENG AND I, AS OWNER/PLT, UNDERSTOOD THAT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED AT THAT TIME. IN 10/89 THE MECH RESET THROTTLE-PROP GOVERNOR SETTING, CHKED TIMING, GENERAL SETUP OF NEW ENG WITH 12.9 HRS ON IT AND MADE ENTRY IN LOGS, AS THIS WAS THE ANNUAL DATE. THE ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL PRIOR TO 9/89, SO THE LOGS SHOW THAT THE ACFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF ANNUAL 12.9 HRS.

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.