A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING SMA ACFT WAS OPERATED 5 DAYS BEYOND THE ANNUAL INSPECTION LIMITS.

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THE COMPANY I FLY FOR HAS ALWAYS HAD A SEEMINGLY FAILSAFE SET OF PROCS FOR TRACKING REQUIRED ACFT INSPECTION INTERVALS. ACFT TACH TIMES ARE RECORDED DAILY ON A CENTRAL STATUS BOARD; AND INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SCHEDULING INSPECTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME IS ASSIGNED TO A KEY OFFICE STAFF PERSON. THIS SYS HAS INSURED THAT ALL REQUIRED MAINT HAS BEEN PERFORMED WITHOUT FAIL OVER AN 8 YR PERIOD AND APPROX 60000 FLT HRS. ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PIC HAS THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSURING THAT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO FLT; THE FLAWLESS OP OF THE COMPANY'S INTERNAL TRACKING PROC CAUSED ME TO BECOME LAX IN CHKING THE ACFT FLT LOG ON A DAILY BASIS FOR COMPLETION OF REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL COINCIDENCES OCCURRED DURING DEC/98 WHICH DISRUPTED THE NORMAL ACFT INSPECTION TRACKING PROC. AS A RESULT; THE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSPECTION OF 1 ACFT WAS OVERLOOKED FOR A PERIOD OF 4 DAYS AFTER IT WAS DUE. DURING THAT PERIOD; I INADVERTENTLY FLEW THE ACFT BEYOND ITS ANNUAL MAINT CYCLE. AT THE VERY INSTANT THAT THE OVERSIGHT WAS NOTED; ON JAN/XA/99; THE ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SVC UNTIL A SCHEDULED ANNUAL INSPECTION COULD BE COMPLETED.