Hawker 800 captain departed to fly a trip when he was not night qualified.

Attributes
ACN	593221
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyhm.airport
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cyhm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	BAe 125 Series 800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	593221
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed airport at sunset only to realize I was not night current. Once airborne, called company to advise them I wasn't night current and was returning to airport. Company uses computer to track night currency and trip should never have been dispatched to me because I was not night current. For whatever reason, it wasn't flagged and I was diverted for this trip. This was day 6 or my 7 day tour and was too busy setting up customs and making sure everything else was ready to go that I didn't realize I would be landing at my destination during nighttime. Returned back to airport at 35 mins after sunset. Company advised me that their poi doesn't interpretation nighttime starting until 1 hour after sunset, so I hadn't violated nighttime currency. Waited until after 1 hour and went up with my sic and we did 3 takeoffs and lndgs to a full stop. Then passenger boarded and we took them to their destination. Passenger were delayed by 2.3 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HAWKER 800 CAPT DEPARTED TO FLY A TRIP WHEN HE WAS NOT NIGHT QUALIFIED.

Narrative: DEPARTED ARPT AT SUNSET ONLY TO REALIZE I WAS NOT NIGHT CURRENT. ONCE AIRBORNE, CALLED COMPANY TO ADVISE THEM I WASN'T NIGHT CURRENT AND WAS RETURNING TO ARPT. COMPANY USES COMPUTER TO TRACK NIGHT CURRENCY AND TRIP SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT NIGHT CURRENT. FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT WASN'T FLAGGED AND I WAS DIVERTED FOR THIS TRIP. THIS WAS DAY 6 OR MY 7 DAY TOUR AND WAS TOO BUSY SETTING UP CUSTOMS AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS READY TO GO THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE I WOULD BE LNDG AT MY DEST DURING NIGHTTIME. RETURNED BACK TO ARPT AT 35 MINS AFTER SUNSET. COMPANY ADVISED ME THAT THEIR POI DOESN'T INTERP NIGHTTIME STARTING UNTIL 1 HR AFTER SUNSET, SO I HADN'T VIOLATED NIGHTTIME CURRENCY. WAITED UNTIL AFTER 1 HR AND WENT UP WITH MY SIC AND WE DID 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS TO A FULL STOP. THEN PAX BOARDED AND WE TOOK THEM TO THEIR DEST. PAX WERE DELAYED BY 2.3 HRS.

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.