Small aircraft flown without logbooks signed off as work not completed.

Attributes
ACN	292854
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	292854
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	292855
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flew aircraft without logbooks for engine completed. Was told maintenance work was completed. Oil leaked out of engine. Flashlight left in engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FLOWN WITHOUT LOGBOOKS SIGNED OFF AS WORK NOT COMPLETED.

Narrative: FLEW ACFT WITHOUT LOGBOOKS FOR ENG COMPLETED. WAS TOLD MAINT WORK WAS COMPLETED. OIL LEAKED OUT OF ENG. FLASHLIGHT LEFT IN ENG.

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.