First officer of an mdt jet did not meet currency requirements or have a current medical certificate...

Attributes
ACN	244982
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnn
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	244982
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While flying at FL390 I was talking to my copilot. I asked him when he last flew the mdt. He told me 1 1/2 yrs ago. I then asked about his currency to be legal copilot. He said if he got caught he would pencil in time in logbook. I was told by the owner he was current and legal. When we landed at cyyl, I further investigated his currency and found out that he may not even have a legal medical. I then decided to not fly with this individual and picked up a commercial airline back to mem. I restate to the fact that I was unaware of the fact that this man was not current in the aircraft or may not have current medical until we were airborne. I also think that this man has not had a BFR since 1989. I also contacted owner with my concerns. Owner said don't worry about it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he did notify the FAA which resulted in the aircraft being 'ramp' inspected and the pilot in question cited for a criminal action of falsification of his airman's medical certificate and not meeting recency pilot experience and test requirements. He believes that all capts should check to assure that their coplts (first officer) meet appropriate requirements prior to flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN MDT JET DID NOT MEET CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS OR HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING AT FL390 I WAS TALKING TO MY COPLT. I ASKED HIM WHEN HE LAST FLEW THE MDT. HE TOLD ME 1 1/2 YRS AGO. I THEN ASKED ABOUT HIS CURRENCY TO BE LEGAL COPLT. HE SAID IF HE GOT CAUGHT HE WOULD PENCIL IN TIME IN LOGBOOK. I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER HE WAS CURRENT AND LEGAL. WHEN WE LANDED AT CYYL, I FURTHER INVESTIGATED HIS CURRENCY AND FOUND OUT THAT HE MAY NOT EVEN HAVE A LEGAL MEDICAL. I THEN DECIDED TO NOT FLY WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL AND PICKED UP A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE BACK TO MEM. I RESTATE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS MAN WAS NOT CURRENT IN THE ACFT OR MAY NOT HAVE CURRENT MEDICAL UNTIL WE WERE AIRBORNE. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS MAN HAS NOT HAD A BFR SINCE 1989. I ALSO CONTACTED OWNER WITH MY CONCERNS. OWNER SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE DID NOTIFY THE FAA WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACFT BEING 'RAMP' INSPECTED AND THE PLT IN QUESTION CITED FOR A CRIMINAL ACTION OF FALSIFICATION OF HIS AIRMAN'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND NOT MEETING RECENCY PLT EXPERIENCE AND TEST REQUIREMENTS. HE BELIEVES THAT ALL CAPTS SHOULD CHK TO ASSURE THAT THEIR COPLTS (FO) MEET APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO FLT.

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.