Aircraft operated out of annual inspection.

Attributes
ACN	318485
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n81
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 3700
ASRS Report	318485
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A letter to owner with a list of unairworthy items, ie, non-compliance with ad 73-21-01 and ad 77-17-04, owner claimed they had been complied with, however it was not in logbook. After receiving the letter the owner flew the airplane away. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he does not turn the names of the aircraft owners in to the FSDO since he wants to have repeated business even though they are violating the FARS by operating the aircraft out of annual without a 'ferry' flight permit. He believes that aircraft owners are only taught to fly and not about the responsibility of maintaining the aircraft. He hopes that there will be articles written on this subject.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT OPERATED OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Narrative: A LETTER TO OWNER WITH A LIST OF UNAIRWORTHY ITEMS, IE, NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AD 73-21-01 AND AD 77-17-04, OWNER CLAIMED THEY HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT IN LOGBOOK. AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER THE OWNER FLEW THE AIRPLANE AWAY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE DOES NOT TURN THE NAMES OF THE ACFT OWNERS IN TO THE FSDO SINCE HE WANTS TO HAVE REPEATED BUSINESS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VIOLATING THE FARS BY OPERATING THE ACFT OUT OF ANNUAL WITHOUT A 'FERRY' FLT PERMIT. HE BELIEVES THAT ACFT OWNERS ARE ONLY TAUGHT TO FLY AND NOT ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING THE ACFT. HE HOPES THAT THERE WILL BE ARTICLES WRITTEN ON THIS SUBJECT.

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.