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2 CFI's operated a C172 that had flown past its 100 hour inspection interval. One CFI sent a spi on a solo cross country, the other flew night touch-and-goes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336908 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 320 flight time total : 1370 flight time type : 1150 |
| ASRS Report | 336908 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 247 |
| ASRS Report | 336900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I believe that I may have unintentionally endorsed a student pilot in private pilot training for a solo cross country flight and sent him off to fly in an aircraft that was past due for a 100 hour inspection. The aircraft may also have been past due for airworthiness directives as well. This happened due to my failure to check all aircraft maintenance schedules and to check the aircraft status sheet for currency. I may also have wrongly depended upon a student to verify that the aircraft was worthy to fly. This was wrong, and in the future I intend to check all aircraft maintenance schedules and be aware at all times the status of the training aircraft in regards to 100 hour inspections, airworthiness directives, annual and oil change times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 CFI'S OPERATED A C172 THAT HAD FLOWN PAST ITS 100 HR INSPECTION INTERVAL. ONE CFI SENT A SPI ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY, THE OTHER FLEW NIGHT TOUCH-AND-GOES.
Narrative: I BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE UNINTENTIONALLY ENDORSED A STUDENT PLT IN PVT PLT TRAINING FOR A SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT AND SENT HIM OFF TO FLY IN AN ACFT THAT WAS PAST DUE FOR A 100 HR INSPECTION. THE ACFT MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN PAST DUE FOR AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES AS WELL. THIS HAPPENED DUE TO MY FAILURE TO CHK ALL ACFT MAINT SCHEDULES AND TO CHK THE ACFT STATUS SHEET FOR CURRENCY. I MAY ALSO HAVE WRONGLY DEPENDED UPON A STUDENT TO VERIFY THAT THE ACFT WAS WORTHY TO FLY. THIS WAS WRONG, AND IN THE FUTURE I INTEND TO CHK ALL ACFT MAINT SCHEDULES AND BE AWARE AT ALL TIMES THE STATUS OF THE TRAINING ACFT IN REGARDS TO 100 HR INSPECTIONS, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, ANNUAL AND OIL CHANGE TIMES.
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.