Pilot of an small transport twin operated under IFR when the aircraft was not recertified for IFR.

Attributes
ACN	294438
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mgm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : mgm
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	294438
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
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	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Aircraft was released from annual inspection. Aircraft logs were, however, not complete. IFR certification was due and was not performed, which was not known to me. I flew approximately 1 hour in IMC conditions. I shot the approach and missed at mvr due to low ceilings. I then flew to montgomery, al, and used the ILS approach and landed without incident. After returning to lal, a few days later, I went to get the aircraft logs and discovered the IFR certification was not done. Although the flight went smoothly, I violated an far by flying an aircraft on an IFR flight plan and in IMC conditions without a current IFR certification. The aircraft is now IFR certified. I accepted the aircraft on verbal assurance that everything had been done. I should have insisted on the aircraft logbooks to be completed before I flew the airplane, and I would have known the certification had been missed. I will not accept release of an aircraft from annual inspection with the logbooks completed again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN OPERATED UNDER IFR WHEN THE ACFT WAS NOT RECERTIFIED FOR IFR.

Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM ANNUAL INSPECTION. ACFT LOGS WERE, HOWEVER, NOT COMPLETE. IFR CERTIFICATION WAS DUE AND WAS NOT PERFORMED, WHICH WAS NOT KNOWN TO ME. I FLEW APPROX 1 HR IN IMC CONDITIONS. I SHOT THE APCH AND MISSED AT MVR DUE TO LOW CEILINGS. I THEN FLEW TO MONTGOMERY, AL, AND USED THE ILS APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER RETURNING TO LAL, A FEW DAYS LATER, I WENT TO GET THE ACFT LOGS AND DISCOVERED THE IFR CERTIFICATION WAS NOT DONE. ALTHOUGH THE FLT WENT SMOOTHLY, I VIOLATED AN FAR BY FLYING AN ACFT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND IN IMC CONDITIONS WITHOUT A CURRENT IFR CERTIFICATION. THE ACFT IS NOW IFR CERTIFIED. I ACCEPTED THE ACFT ON VERBAL ASSURANCE THAT EVERYTHING HAD BEEN DONE. I SHOULD HAVE INSISTED ON THE ACFT LOGBOOKS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE I FLEW THE AIRPLANE, AND I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE CERTIFICATION HAD BEEN MISSED. I WILL NOT ACCEPT RELEASE OF AN ACFT FROM ANNUAL INSPECTION WITH THE LOGBOOKS COMPLETED AGAIN.

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.