Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 7250; Flight Crew Type 1850
Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
Our operation was just notified on Date 3 that our aircraft registration expired on Date 1. I operated one training flight as SIC. The flight was on Date 2. I am guilty of just looking to ensure that the document was on the airplane; while completely disregarding my duty to ensure that it was valid. A contributing factor to this is that the aircraft registration is addressed to our company headquarters; which is a different address than our operations base hangar. Due to COVID related staffing at our headquarters; our FAA reminder postcards were never delivered to our hangar. Again; it is my responsibility as a flying crew member to ensure that the correct paperwork is on the aircraft prior to each flight. We have instituted the following changes to ensure that this does not happen again: 1) Added the registration expiration to our maintenance tracking software. This will flag our maintenance team when expiration is close to occurrence. This will also be printed on the preflight form that all pilots utilize. 2) Training will occur and language will be added to our General Operations Manual (GOM) and/or expanded normal procedures document emphasizing the action to ensure that a valid registration is onboard the aircraft. 3) A consultancy company has been hired in ZZZ1 to automatically renew our registration and deliver it directly to our hangar.
Pilot reported flying an aircraft without current registration.