Reporter aircraft damaged while parked by another aircraft. Reporter inspected damaged horizontal stabilizer and determined there was no elevator damage. Reporter then flew aircraft to home base without a mechanic's inspection and release which is against FARS.

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Attributes
ACN	337185
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 56s
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	337185
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Another aircraft (model 35 bonanza) at idle with parking brake on, brake slipped and struck my aircraft (cessna 310R) on left horizontal stabilizer leading edge. On preflight, I discovered damage to my left horizontal stabilizer with wrinkling of skin (top and bottom) of lateral 24 inches of stabilizer and outside 2 ribs. No damage to elevator or hinges, normal control travel, no other damage. Aircraft flown back to base (tiw) at reduced cruise speed (125 KIAS) was uneventful. Upon discussion with mechanic was apparent that flight home might not have been legal even though he felt no hazard existed. For flight to be legal, aircraft must conform to its original type certificate and appropriate supplemental type certificates (stc). With damage and removal of stabilizer fiberglass tip the aircraft is not in compliance. In retrospect, I should have had the aircraft inspected and a ferry permit. Always a good idea for optimal safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ACFT DAMAGED WHILE PARKED BY ANOTHER ACFT. RPTR INSPECTED DAMAGED HORIZ STABILIZER AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ELEVATOR DAMAGE. RPTR THEN FLEW ACFT TO HOME BASE WITHOUT A MECH'S INSPECTION AND RELEASE WHICH IS AGAINST FARS.

Narrative: ANOTHER ACFT (MODEL 35 BONANZA) AT IDLE WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, BRAKE SLIPPED AND STRUCK MY ACFT (CESSNA 310R) ON L HORIZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. ON PREFLT, I DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO MY L HORIZ STABILIZER WITH WRINKLING OF SKIN (TOP AND BOTTOM) OF LATERAL 24 INCHES OF STABILIZER AND OUTSIDE 2 RIBS. NO DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR OR HINGES, NORMAL CTL TRAVEL, NO OTHER DAMAGE. ACFT FLOWN BACK TO BASE (TIW) AT REDUCED CRUISE SPD (125 KIAS) WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON DISCUSSION WITH MECH WAS APPARENT THAT FLT HOME MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN LEGAL EVEN THOUGH HE FELT NO HAZARD EXISTED. FOR FLT TO BE LEGAL, ACFT MUST CONFORM TO ITS ORIGINAL TYPE CERTIFICATE AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATES (STC). WITH DAMAGE AND REMOVAL OF STABILIZER FIBERGLASS TIP THE ACFT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE ACFT INSPECTED AND A FERRY PERMIT. ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA FOR OPTIMAL SAFETY.

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.