Small aircraft pilot flies without assuring logbooks in aircraft after maintenance work.

Attributes
ACN	204568
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : brd
State Reference	MN
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 Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	204568
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Installed a sportsman STOL kit mar/fri/92 with assurance local a&I would update logs and necessary 337's weight and balance. Had an exhaust valve on aircraft fail. Flew her into brainerd for maintenance. Local FAA inspector asking for logs. Realized I should have driven to a&I and had logs paperwork before flight instead of taking his word it was done. In future preflight, paperwork before aircraft. FAA called me on the phone asking when the propeller strike occurred. There was no propeller strike. Asked about failed engine. Told them engine didn't quit. No propeller strike. No engine tear down required. Propeller was overhauled and ad compliance 75 hours ago with fresh annual inspection. They repeatedly asked me when propeller was changed? Ended conversation with him telling me he wanted aircraft repaired safely and I gave him name of ia who did the weight and balance 337 logbooks. I've since contacted 3 engine shops and FAA representative who stated no tear down or overhaul required. Clean engine, drop pan, flush, repair/replace cylinder and piston, yellow tag, and sign off as top overhaul and fly away. I'm filing this report because I do not believe in a friendlier FAA or that they're here to help me. Seems more of a harassment, but to cover my butt, I'm filing this form.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLIES WITHOUT ASSURING LOGBOOKS IN ACFT AFTER MAINT WORK.

Narrative: INSTALLED A SPORTSMAN STOL KIT MAR/FRI/92 WITH ASSURANCE LCL A&I WOULD UPDATE LOGS AND NECESSARY 337'S WT AND BAL. HAD AN EXHAUST VALVE ON ACFT FAIL. FLEW HER INTO BRAINERD FOR MAINT. LCL FAA INSPECTOR ASKING FOR LOGS. REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE DRIVEN TO A&I AND HAD LOGS PAPERWORK BEFORE FLT INSTEAD OF TAKING HIS WORD IT WAS DONE. IN FUTURE PREFLT, PAPERWORK BEFORE ACFT. FAA CALLED ME ON THE PHONE ASKING WHEN THE PROP STRIKE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE. ASKED ABOUT FAILED ENG. TOLD THEM ENG DIDN'T QUIT. NO PROP STRIKE. NO ENG TEAR DOWN REQUIRED. PROP WAS OVERHAULED AND AD COMPLIANCE 75 HRS AGO WITH FRESH ANNUAL INSPECTION. THEY REPEATEDLY ASKED ME WHEN PROP WAS CHANGED? ENDED CONVERSATION WITH HIM TELLING ME HE WANTED ACFT REPAIRED SAFELY AND I GAVE HIM NAME OF IA WHO DID THE WT AND BAL 337 LOGBOOKS. I'VE SINCE CONTACTED 3 ENG SHOPS AND FAA REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED NO TEAR DOWN OR OVERHAUL REQUIRED. CLEAN ENG, DROP PAN, FLUSH, REPAIR/REPLACE CYLINDER AND PISTON, YELLOW TAG, AND SIGN OFF AS TOP OVERHAUL AND FLY AWAY. I'M FILING THIS RPT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE IN A FRIENDLIER FAA OR THAT THEY'RE HERE TO HELP ME. SEEMS MORE OF A HARASSMENT, BUT TO COVER MY BUTT, I'M FILING THIS FORM.

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.