<< >> NASA ASRS Report 363780, March 1997

Private pilot had lapsed medical certificate. Reporter doesn't say if he flew with an invalid certificate.

Attributes
ACN	363780
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 526 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	363780
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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 inadvertently let my medical (class III) expire. I still cannot believe that almost 3 yrs has elapsed since my previous medical. I just passed a recent medical with no new restrs (I still need eye glasses for distant vision). My old medical certificate was laminated and labeled and in my wallet. I looked at it after, but it didn't look worn (and it 'couldn't' be expired -- it seems like I was just in the doctor's office). My new medical certificate is now also laminated, but with 1 big difference -- the label now includes the expiration date. Now as I FLIP through my wallet I see 'FAA medical expires 3-99.' as I look back I also realize why I stopped getting safety seminar information -- my medical had expired. If this hint helps someone avoid the mistake I made, it is worth this report. I hope the FAA looks kindly on me. P.south. My lamination method uses mylar packing tape so the certificate folds easily.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT HAD LAPSED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. RPTR DOESN'T SAY IF HE FLEW WITH AN INVALID CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: I INADVERTENTLY LET MY MEDICAL (CLASS III) EXPIRE. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THAT ALMOST 3 YRS HAS ELAPSED SINCE MY PREVIOUS MEDICAL. I JUST PASSED A RECENT MEDICAL WITH NO NEW RESTRS (I STILL NEED EYE GLASSES FOR DISTANT VISION). MY OLD MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS LAMINATED AND LABELED AND IN MY WALLET. I LOOKED AT IT AFTER, BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK WORN (AND IT 'COULDN'T' BE EXPIRED -- IT SEEMS LIKE I WAS JUST IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE). MY NEW MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS NOW ALSO LAMINATED, BUT WITH 1 BIG DIFFERENCE -- THE LABEL NOW INCLUDES THE EXPIRATION DATE. NOW AS I FLIP THROUGH MY WALLET I SEE 'FAA MEDICAL EXPIRES 3-99.' AS I LOOK BACK I ALSO REALIZE WHY I STOPPED GETTING SAFETY SEMINAR INFO -- MY MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED. IF THIS HINT HELPS SOMEONE AVOID THE MISTAKE I MADE, IT IS WORTH THIS RPT. I HOPE THE FAA LOOKS KINDLY ON ME. P.S. MY LAMINATION METHOD USES MYLAR PACKING TAPE SO THE CERTIFICATE FOLDS EASILY.

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.