Organ transport small transport pilot is not current for instrument flight.

Attributes
ACN	141243
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iow
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	141243
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew the organ recovery team to foe to receive a liver. I departed foe and flew to iow and shot the VOR 35 approach to land. Some time later, 2 inspectors from the dsm FSDO stopped in and wanted a copy of my flight manifest which I denied them. They can look at it, but if they want a copy put it in writing and my manager will get back to them. They looked it over, wrote a few things down, and left. I found out later that day that my poi in dsm was calling ground trying to find out who was on my plane. I would like to know where their authority begins and ends. I shot the approach, yes. Is it in direct violation? I don't feel so. A 91 operator that hasn't flown an IFR flight 11 months can take off, fly IFR across the country, and shoot 1 approach and be legal, but I can't shoot the approach into iow because there isn't approved WX and I have to fly check rides every 8 months.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ORGAN TRANSPORT SMT PLT IS NOT CURRENT FOR INSTRUMENT FLT.

Narrative: I FLEW THE ORGAN RECOVERY TEAM TO FOE TO RECEIVE A LIVER. I DEPARTED FOE AND FLEW TO IOW AND SHOT THE VOR 35 APCH TO LAND. SOME TIME LATER, 2 INSPECTORS FROM THE DSM FSDO STOPPED IN AND WANTED A COPY OF MY FLT MANIFEST WHICH I DENIED THEM. THEY CAN LOOK AT IT, BUT IF THEY WANT A COPY PUT IT IN WRITING AND MY MGR WILL GET BACK TO THEM. THEY LOOKED IT OVER, WROTE A FEW THINGS DOWN, AND LEFT. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT DAY THAT MY POI IN DSM WAS CALLING GND TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO WAS ON MY PLANE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THEIR AUTHORITY BEGINS AND ENDS. I SHOT THE APCH, YES. IS IT IN DIRECT VIOLATION? I DON'T FEEL SO. A 91 OPERATOR THAT HASN'T FLOWN AN IFR FLT 11 MONTHS CAN TAKE OFF, FLY IFR ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND SHOOT 1 APCH AND BE LEGAL, BUT I CAN'T SHOOT THE APCH INTO IOW BECAUSE THERE ISN'T APPROVED WX AND I HAVE TO FLY CHECK RIDES EVERY 8 MONTHS.

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