Reporter unknowingly flew experimental aircraft which had been grounded for certificate expiration.

Attributes
ACN	205667
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ase
State Reference	CO
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
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	205667
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

I work for a flight department of the local FBO. I was asked to fly an aircraft for one of the business owners (his personal aircraft) to pagosa from aspen. No explanation for the purpose of the trip, just fly it down. Upon arrival at pagosa, I was told that the aircraft (which was an experimental) had been ramped and grounded by the FAA for expiration of the experimental certificate. None of the people at our business had been informed by the owner of this grounding and I was not informed. As PIC, I should know everything about the aircraft although I had no way of finding this out ahead of time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR UNKNOWINGLY FLEW EXPERIMENTAL ACFT WHICH HAD BEEN GNDED FOR CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION.

Narrative: I WORK FOR A FLT DEPT OF THE LCL FBO. I WAS ASKED TO FLY AN ACFT FOR ONE OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS (HIS PERSONAL ACFT) TO PAGOSA FROM ASPEN. NO EXPLANATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIP, JUST FLY IT DOWN. UPON ARR AT PAGOSA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ACFT (WHICH WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL) HAD BEEN RAMPED AND GNDED BY THE FAA FOR EXPIRATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL CERTIFICATE. NONE OF THE PEOPLE AT OUR BUSINESS HAD BEEN INFORMED BY THE OWNER OF THIS GNDING AND I WAS NOT INFORMED. AS PIC, I SHOULD KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ACFT ALTHOUGH I HAD NO WAY OF FINDING THIS OUT AHEAD OF TIME.

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.