Pilot ferried an aircraft for owner without the proper documentation.

Attributes
ACN	187058
Time
Date	199107
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9500
ASRS Report	187058
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am reporting the incident (alleged) on jul/xx/91. I was asked by owner and operator to ferry an small transport from dallas to fxe after his purchase of said aircraft. I, along with owner and his co-owner, went to retrieve aircraft. He had mechanics in dallas inspect the aircraft. I personally witnessed a mechanic a and P say the aircraft airworthiness directives had been complied with and produced logbooks and paperwork to the fact before our departure to fxe. I, as a competent pilot, preflted aircraft and found it to be airworthy. The ferry permit was said to be sent to the owner's office. I also was led to believe a copy of the permit was on the aircraft or owner operator. I flew to pensacola whereupon officials wanted to inspect the aircraft. Owner could not produce the document as he was misled also. We immediately reinspected the aircraft by qualified persons and was issued the permit. I then completed the flight to fxe as planned successfully and safely. I am being violated for an incident that has truly mitigating circumstances and I am innocent of any violation. I was also told to not report within 10 days, as an aviation attorney was going to do it for me. I later found out this was not happening. I feel the owner operator misled me to believe a permit was acquired. The aircraft was airworthy as was proved and therefore I ask to be exonerated from any violation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FERRIED AN ACFT FOR OWNER WITHOUT THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION.

Narrative: I AM RPTING THE INCIDENT (ALLEGED) ON JUL/XX/91. I WAS ASKED BY OWNER AND OPERATOR TO FERRY AN SMT FROM DALLAS TO FXE AFTER HIS PURCHASE OF SAID ACFT. I, ALONG WITH OWNER AND HIS CO-OWNER, WENT TO RETRIEVE ACFT. HE HAD MECHS IN DALLAS INSPECT THE ACFT. I PERSONALLY WITNESSED A MECH A AND P SAY THE ACFT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH AND PRODUCED LOGBOOKS AND PAPERWORK TO THE FACT BEFORE OUR DEP TO FXE. I, AS A COMPETENT PLT, PREFLTED ACFT AND FOUND IT TO BE AIRWORTHY. THE FERRY PERMIT WAS SAID TO BE SENT TO THE OWNER'S OFFICE. I ALSO WAS LED TO BELIEVE A COPY OF THE PERMIT WAS ON THE ACFT OR OWNER OPERATOR. I FLEW TO PENSACOLA WHEREUPON OFFICIALS WANTED TO INSPECT THE ACFT. OWNER COULD NOT PRODUCE THE DOCUMENT AS HE WAS MISLED ALSO. WE IMMEDIATELY REINSPECTED THE ACFT BY QUALIFIED PERSONS AND WAS ISSUED THE PERMIT. I THEN COMPLETED THE FLT TO FXE AS PLANNED SUCCESSFULLY AND SAFELY. I AM BEING VIOLATED FOR AN INCIDENT THAT HAS TRULY MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND I AM INNOCENT OF ANY VIOLATION. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO NOT RPT WITHIN 10 DAYS, AS AN AVIATION ATTORNEY WAS GOING TO DO IT FOR ME. I LATER FOUND OUT THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING. I FEEL THE OWNER OPERATOR MISLED ME TO BELIEVE A PERMIT WAS ACQUIRED. THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY AS WAS PROVED AND THEREFORE I ASK TO BE EXONERATED FROM ANY VIOLATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.