<< >> NASA ASRS Report 224841, October 1992

Private pilot of small aircraft aircraft operated the aircraft without his pilot or medical certificates in his possession.

Attributes
ACN	224841
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ssf
State Reference	TX
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, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	224841
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
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 like to fly our company plane on business trips when ever I can. My flying routine includes keeping my pilot's certificate and medical taped inside the cover of my logbook. My logbook is always kept inside my briefcase and I always take my briefcase on business trips. The mistake I made on this trip is that I did not check that I had all of the paperwork that is necessary to fly. I assumed that my logbook was in my briefcase where it is always kept. This was not the case when I ran into my first FAA ramp inspection during a business trip to san antonio, tx. The lesson learned is that checking your paperwork is just as important as checking your oil or fuel or any other part of your preflight inspection. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter stated that he had received a letter of warning from the FAA which would be on his official record for 2 yrs. He further stated that he had since located the missing logbook, with pilot certificates, after obtaining duplicate copies.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA ACFT OPERATED THE ACFT WITHOUT HIS PLT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATES IN HIS POSSESSION.

Narrative: I LIKE TO FLY OUR COMPANY PLANE ON BUSINESS TRIPS WHEN EVER I CAN. MY FLYING ROUTINE INCLUDES KEEPING MY PLT'S CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL TAPED INSIDE THE COVER OF MY LOGBOOK. MY LOGBOOK IS ALWAYS KEPT INSIDE MY BRIEFCASE AND I ALWAYS TAKE MY BRIEFCASE ON BUSINESS TRIPS. THE MISTAKE I MADE ON THIS TRIP IS THAT I DID NOT CHK THAT I HAD ALL OF THE PAPERWORK THAT IS NECESSARY TO FLY. I ASSUMED THAT MY LOGBOOK WAS IN MY BRIEFCASE WHERE IT IS ALWAYS KEPT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WHEN I RAN INTO MY FIRST FAA RAMP INSPECTION DURING A BUSINESS TRIP TO SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE LESSON LEARNED IS THAT CHKING YOUR PAPERWORK IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS CHKING YOUR OIL OR FUEL OR ANY OTHER PART OF YOUR PREFLT INSPECTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER OF WARNING FROM THE FAA WHICH WOULD BE ON HIS OFFICIAL RECORD FOR 2 YRS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD SINCE LOCATED THE MISSING LOGBOOK, WITH PLT CERTIFICATES, AFTER OBTAINING DUPLICATE COPIES.

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.