<< >> NASA ASRS Report 383350, October 1997

Instructor and pilot on pleasure flight find out after the fact that the aircraft registration has expired. The FSDO inspector who ramp checked requested names of all renters of that aircraft during the 10 days of expired registration.

Attributes
ACN	383350
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : arb
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	383350
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On oct/xx/97, I and a former student rented a 74KCAB (citabria) in order to go for a pleasure flight. The flight lasted 1.2 hours and occurred without incident. About 1 week later, I was told by the FBO owner that the aircraft had been ramp checked by an FAA inspector while being rented by another customer. The FAA found the plane's temporary registration had expired. The FAA then obtained names of all previous renters. I have not yet received a letter of investigation but expect to. I should have been more careful during preflight. Forgot to check registration.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND PLT ON PLEASURE FLT FIND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT THE ACFT REGISTRATION HAS EXPIRED. THE FSDO INSPECTOR WHO RAMP CHKED REQUESTED NAMES OF ALL RENTERS OF THAT ACFT DURING THE 10 DAYS OF EXPIRED REGISTRATION.

Narrative: ON OCT/XX/97, I AND A FORMER STUDENT RENTED A 74KCAB (CITABRIA) IN ORDER TO GO FOR A PLEASURE FLT. THE FLT LASTED 1.2 HRS AND OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ABOUT 1 WK LATER, I WAS TOLD BY THE FBO OWNER THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN RAMP CHKED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHILE BEING RENTED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER. THE FAA FOUND THE PLANE'S TEMPORARY REGISTRATION HAD EXPIRED. THE FAA THEN OBTAINED NAMES OF ALL PREVIOUS RENTERS. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION BUT EXPECT TO. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL DURING PREFLT. FORGOT TO CHK REGISTRATION.

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.