Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75; Flight Crew Total 4500; Flight Crew Type 400
Communication Breakdown; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
I was told by our company Chief Pilot; my 61.58 check-ride had lapsed after I had been flying PIC for several flights in our aircraft under Part 91. I was told I had operated the aircraft as PIC outside of my 61.58 requirements. I had received a check-ride which I was told was for my PIC currency under 61.58 with our Chief Pilot/Check Airman. My company says they have no record of a signoff of my completion of the 61.58 flight during my 2 month COVID-19 SFAR put forth by the FAA. I was told by my Chief Pilot I am illegally operating as PIC 3 months after I had been evaluated after the check-ride. My usual check-ride month is X; and fell under the SFAR time period and our training facility was essentially closed due to COVID-19; so an in-house check-ride to satisfy my 61.58 requirements was performed; within the SFAR grace period specifications. Apparently my company never logged/lost the flight training records and put me in a situation where I am in violation of 61.58. In the near future my company is going to perform another in-house check-ride with the same Chief Pilot/Check Airman to satisfy my 61.58 requirements. In the meantime I will not be performing any PIC duties going forward until my new signoff is complete.I had understood my 61.58 requirements were to be met that day; so I continued to operate our aircraft as PIC under normal circumstances. It wasn't until I was to be contracted out by my company to ferry an aircraft that this clerical error was discovered in my records. I have a log book entry of this flight occurring and there is company records of this flight occurring as well as a training flight. My company should be held accountable for any issues that arise from this in the future as I performed the check-ride to satisfaction and was under the false assumption that my Check Airman followed through with his paperwork for company records. Going forward; I will now require a copy of my training record for my own personal files.
Corporate pilot reported the company lost or misplaced SFAR (Special Federal Aviation Regulation) records of the pilot's completed check ride during this pandemic period.