Private pilot of an small aircraft sel returned to land after observing an oil pressure fluctuation and was 'ramp checked' by an FAA inspector who noticed that the aircraft was out of annual inspection.

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Attributes
ACN	270954
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mso
State Reference	MT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mso tower : chs
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 140
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 450
ASRS Report	270954
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had just departed from missoula airport when I noticed some fluctuation in the oil pressure gauge and called the tower and returned to check it out on the ground. We found no problem (possibly an over careful pilot). Upon showing my paperwork (i.e., pilots license and medical) I found the aircraft's annual was expired as of 2/1/94. Aircraft is currently undergoing annual inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL RETURNED TO LAND AFTER OBSERVING AN OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION AND WAS 'RAMP CHKED' BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Narrative: I HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM MISSOULA ARPT WHEN I NOTICED SOME FLUCTUATION IN THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND CALLED THE TWR AND RETURNED TO CHK IT OUT ON THE GND. WE FOUND NO PROB (POSSIBLY AN OVER CAREFUL PLT). UPON SHOWING MY PAPERWORK (I.E., PLTS LICENSE AND MEDICAL) I FOUND THE ACFT'S ANNUAL WAS EXPIRED AS OF 2/1/94. ACFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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.