Definition
The official document issued to an applicant after completing an FAA airman knowledge test, showing the test score, a list of subject areas in which questions were answered incorrectly (by learning statement code), the validation period of the result, and the embossed or printed authentication required for use during the practical test.
Plain English
The paper you receive after taking an FAA written test. It tells you whether you passed, what score you got, and which topics you got wrong so you can review them with your instructor before your checkride.
Context Anchor
You encounter this after taking the FAA knowledge test and again when preparing paperwork for the practical test.
Derivation
“Airman” is the FAA’s general word for a person who holds or is applying for an aviation certificate; it is not limited to male pilots. “Knowledge test report” means a report of the results from the knowledge test.
Why Pilots Care
It proves the knowledge test has been passed and is a required document for the practical test.
Intuition Check
Do not treat this as a pilot certificate or license. It is a test-results record, and in FAA use “airman” means the aviation applicant or certificate holder, not only a male pilot.
Example Sentence 1
After passing the private pilot knowledge test, she carefully filed her Airman Knowledge Test Report so she could present it to the examiner on the day of her checkride.
Example Sentence 2
The examiner asked to see the Airman Knowledge Test Report before starting the oral portion of the check.