Aircraft flown IFR with out-of-date VOR check.

Attributes
ACN	451011
Time
Date	199910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 73j.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nbc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	451011
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off and flew an IFR flight to and from cub. Next day, same flight, did a VOR check. Recording the check noticed that 30 day check was due on oct/xa/99. Thought vors had been checked more recently. Failed to check documentation on the aircraft before launching.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT FLOWN IFR WITH OUT-OF-DATE VOR CHK.

Narrative: TOOK OFF AND FLEW AN IFR FLT TO AND FROM CUB. NEXT DAY, SAME FLT, DID A VOR CHK. RECORDING THE CHK NOTICED THAT 30 DAY CHK WAS DUE ON OCT/XA/99. THOUGHT VORS HAD BEEN CHKED MORE RECENTLY. FAILED TO CHK DOCUMENTATION ON THE ACFT BEFORE LAUNCHING.

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.