Narrative:

Overflew an airworthiness directive. Local flight school needed to ferry a plane to another airport for maintenance. The pilot preflted the airplane and checked packet times to make sure the aircraft was flyable. (The pilot was also a flight instructor for the flight school.) the pilot also tried to dispatch but could not. The pilot understood that the phase inspection needed to be completed and determined that was why the airplane could not be dispatched. Understanding that 10% of the time is allowed for overflying a phase inspection to ferry the airplane; 50 hour phase inspection allows 5.0 hours for ferry flight. Flight departed jul/xa/06 and lasted 0.3 hours. The phase inspection time was complied with; however; the pilot failed to recognize the airworthiness directive due at the end of jun/06. It might have lasted 0.3 and 2 days overdue but the airworthiness directive was not complied with. Under 91.3 the PIC is responsible for determining the aircraft is in an airworthy condition and he failed to do so. The mistake was simply an 'overlook' and not paying attention to detail. Problem was discovered by another pilot after flight was completed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 OVERFLEW THE TIME REQUIRED FOR AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE COMPLETION. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO A MAINT FACILITY FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND MAY HAVE BEEN IN NON COMPLIANCE.

Narrative: OVERFLEW AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. LCL FLT SCHOOL NEEDED TO FERRY A PLANE TO ANOTHER ARPT FOR MAINT. THE PLT PREFLTED THE AIRPLANE AND CHKED PACKET TIMES TO MAKE SURE THE ACFT WAS FLYABLE. (THE PLT WAS ALSO A FLT INSTRUCTOR FOR THE FLT SCHOOL.) THE PLT ALSO TRIED TO DISPATCH BUT COULD NOT. THE PLT UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PHASE INSPECTION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED AND DETERMINED THAT WAS WHY THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT BE DISPATCHED. UNDERSTANDING THAT 10% OF THE TIME IS ALLOWED FOR OVERFLYING A PHASE INSPECTION TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE; 50 HR PHASE INSPECTION ALLOWS 5.0 HRS FOR FERRY FLT. FLT DEPARTED JUL/XA/06 AND LASTED 0.3 HRS. THE PHASE INSPECTION TIME WAS COMPLIED WITH; HOWEVER; THE PLT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE DUE AT THE END OF JUN/06. IT MIGHT HAVE LASTED 0.3 AND 2 DAYS OVERDUE BUT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH. UNDER 91.3 THE PIC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE ACFT IS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION AND HE FAILED TO DO SO. THE MISTAKE WAS SIMPLY AN 'OVERLOOK' AND NOT PAYING ATTN TO DETAIL. PROB WAS DISCOVERED BY ANOTHER PLT AFTER FLT WAS COMPLETED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.