Pilot accepts a part 135 flight when not current.

Attributes
ACN	273624
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : toa
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	273624
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I never talked to my passenger before the date of the flight. The flight was set up by one of my cohorts at the torrance airport and I inferred that passenger was a fellow pilot and had an airplane (being repaired) on the ground at fox field in lancaster, ca. All communications with passenger were done by this cohort prior to the date of departure. While the departure from toa was through IMC, most of the flight was on top in VMC. The flight went smoothly until deplaning when she complained that the trip was quoted as being $80-90 -- she paid the $174.00 by check grudgingly. She had misunderstood the quote that my fellow instructor had made prior to the departure date (round trip) and I had understood this not to be technically a 'charter.' in the future, I will talk to the prospective passenger personally to ascertain that future trips like this won't be 'illegal.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ACCEPTS A PART 135 FLT WHEN NOT CURRENT.

Narrative: I NEVER TALKED TO MY PAX BEFORE THE DATE OF THE FLT. THE FLT WAS SET UP BY ONE OF MY COHORTS AT THE TORRANCE ARPT AND I INFERRED THAT PAX WAS A FELLOW PLT AND HAD AN AIRPLANE (BEING REPAIRED) ON THE GND AT FOX FIELD IN LANCASTER, CA. ALL COMS WITH PAX WERE DONE BY THIS COHORT PRIOR TO THE DATE OF DEP. WHILE THE DEP FROM TOA WAS THROUGH IMC, MOST OF THE FLT WAS ON TOP IN VMC. THE FLT WENT SMOOTHLY UNTIL DEPLANING WHEN SHE COMPLAINED THAT THE TRIP WAS QUOTED AS BEING $80-90 -- SHE PAID THE $174.00 BY CHK GRUDGINGLY. SHE HAD MISUNDERSTOOD THE QUOTE THAT MY FELLOW INSTRUCTOR HAD MADE PRIOR TO THE DEP DATE (ROUND TRIP) AND I HAD UNDERSTOOD THIS NOT TO BE TECHNICALLY A 'CHARTER.' IN THE FUTURE, I WILL TALK TO THE PROSPECTIVE PAX PERSONALLY TO ASCERTAIN THAT FUTURE TRIPS LIKE THIS WON'T BE 'ILLEGAL.'

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.