Narrative:

An ia, a cfii, and myself flew to mvy on the morning of the occurrence to inspect and ferry back to our home base an small aircraft sel which had been involved in a taxi incident. The small aircraft had slight damage to the leading edge of the right wing, about 2 ft from the wingtip. The ia inspected the aircraft, did some on-sight repairs, and released the aircraft to me for the flight back. I asked the ia if the aircraft required a ferry permit, he responded by telling me the damage was not significant enough to require a ferry permit. I then preflted the aircraft and prepared for the flight back to iju, about 75 NM. The tower cleared me for takeoff and I taxied onto the runway. Before I could begin my takeoff roll, the tower advised me that my takeoff clearance was cancelled and to hold position. I did as requested. The tower then advised me that the FAA local FSDO was on the phone and was inquiring about my aircraft. The tower then advised me that they could not stop me from departing, but if I did, I may be in violation of several FARS, per the FSDO. I immediately proceeded to taxi back to the ramp area. The ia then phoned the FSDO and spoke with mr. X explaining the situation. Mr. X and the ia spoke for several mins and then the ia informed me that a ferry permit would be issued. The ferry permit was issued for the flight back to my home base. The flight took place with no incident and the aircraft showed no signs of adverse affects. After returning to the home field, the ia called the FSDO again to be sure there were no further problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR RESCINDED TKOF CLRNC FOR AN SMA SEL ACFT AFTER CALL FROM FAA FSDO THAT THE ACFT REQUIRED A FERRY PERMIT FOR ANY OP.

Narrative: AN IA, A CFII, AND MYSELF FLEW TO MVY ON THE MORNING OF THE OCCURRENCE TO INSPECT AND FERRY BACK TO OUR HOME BASE AN SMA SEL WHICH HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A TAXI INCIDENT. THE SMA HAD SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE R WING, ABOUT 2 FT FROM THE WINGTIP. THE IA INSPECTED THE ACFT, DID SOME ON-SIGHT REPAIRS, AND RELEASED THE ACFT TO ME FOR THE FLT BACK. I ASKED THE IA IF THE ACFT REQUIRED A FERRY PERMIT, HE RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A FERRY PERMIT. I THEN PREFLTED THE ACFT AND PREPARED FOR THE FLT BACK TO IJU, ABOUT 75 NM. THE TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF AND I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. BEFORE I COULD BEGIN MY TKOF ROLL, THE TWR ADVISED ME THAT MY TKOF CLRNC WAS CANCELLED AND TO HOLD POS. I DID AS REQUESTED. THE TWR THEN ADVISED ME THAT THE FAA LCL FSDO WAS ON THE PHONE AND WAS INQUIRING ABOUT MY ACFT. THE TWR THEN ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT STOP ME FROM DEPARTING, BUT IF I DID, I MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL FARS, PER THE FSDO. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP AREA. THE IA THEN PHONED THE FSDO AND SPOKE WITH MR. X EXPLAINING THE SIT. MR. X AND THE IA SPOKE FOR SEVERAL MINS AND THEN THE IA INFORMED ME THAT A FERRY PERMIT WOULD BE ISSUED. THE FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR THE FLT BACK TO MY HOME BASE. THE FLT TOOK PLACE WITH NO INCIDENT AND THE ACFT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ADVERSE AFFECTS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE HOME FIELD, THE IA CALLED THE FSDO AGAIN TO BE SURE THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.