Small aircraft pilot flying outside USA with temporary registration.

Attributes
ACN	173711
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 270 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	173711
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

Upon landing in key west, fl, after an IFR trip to nassau, bahamas it was brought to my attention that the permanent registration card was not yet received from the FAA and only the temporary pink slip registration was on board. I would never have made the trip had I known this was a violation of a far. When we had purchased the aircraft in august, the dealer took responsibility for bringing the paperwork update, including painting the aircraft and changing the north number from abc to xyz. Apparently the registration change had not been received by the FAA which was sent by us 11/90 from the GADO office at dupage airport in il. This was sent by my brother and his flight instrument and included change of north number application (a copy of this application west a in the airplane). When we found out in key west that everything was not in order, we tried to contact the FAA which was closed for the weekend. (Friday at 6:00 local). Our plan was to return to nassau the next day, however, due to the offices being closed, we could not return until the problem is straightened out. We plan to completely correct the problem with the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLYING OUTSIDE USA WITH TEMPORARY REGISTRATION.

Narrative: UPON LNDG IN KEY WEST, FL, AFTER AN IFR TRIP TO NASSAU, BAHAMAS IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE PERMANENT REGISTRATION CARD WAS NOT YET RECEIVED FROM THE FAA AND ONLY THE TEMPORARY PINK SLIP REGISTRATION WAS ON BOARD. I WOULD NEVER HAVE MADE THE TRIP HAD I KNOWN THIS WAS A VIOLATION OF A FAR. WHEN WE HAD PURCHASED THE ACFT IN AUGUST, THE DEALER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRINGING THE PAPERWORK UPDATE, INCLUDING PAINTING THE ACFT AND CHANGING THE N NUMBER FROM ABC TO XYZ. APPARENTLY THE REGISTRATION CHANGE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY THE FAA WHICH WAS SENT BY US 11/90 FROM THE GADO OFFICE AT DUPAGE ARPT IN IL. THIS WAS SENT BY MY BROTHER AND HIS FLT INSTR AND INCLUDED CHANGE OF N NUMBER APPLICATION (A COPY OF THIS APPLICATION W A IN THE AIRPLANE). WHEN WE FOUND OUT IN KEY WEST THAT EVERYTHING WAS NOT IN ORDER, WE TRIED TO CONTACT THE FAA WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND. (FRIDAY AT 6:00 LCL). OUR PLAN WAS TO RETURN TO NASSAU THE NEXT DAY, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE OFFICES BEING CLOSED, WE COULD NOT RETURN UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS STRAIGHTENED OUT. WE PLAN TO COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAA.

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.