A cessna 180 was flown without inspection after a noseover with engine sudden stoppage.

Attributes
ACN	347074
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zse
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	347074
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Following a slow nose-over upon landing rollout in soft, dry soil, the plane was righted, and moved back to the adjacent road. Per telephone consultation with an a&P, the cowling was removed and the engine and propeller inspected. Damage was limited to dented cowling and spinner. There was no apparent engine or propeller damage, and no structural damage. The engine was started and runup was normal with no undue vibration. Upon final inspection, the plane was determined to be airworthy and flown back to home base. An argument could be made that the plane was not airworthy, despite telephone consultation with an a&P and detailed inspection by the pilot. A personal on-site inspection by the a&P would have been an option.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 180 WAS FLOWN WITHOUT INSPECTION AFTER A NOSEOVER WITH ENG SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A SLOW NOSE-OVER UPON LNDG ROLLOUT IN SOFT, DRY SOIL, THE PLANE WAS RIGHTED, AND MOVED BACK TO THE ADJACENT ROAD. PER TELEPHONE CONSULTATION WITH AN A&P, THE COWLING WAS REMOVED AND THE ENG AND PROP INSPECTED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO DENTED COWLING AND SPINNER. THERE WAS NO APPARENT ENG OR PROP DAMAGE, AND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE ENG WAS STARTED AND RUNUP WAS NORMAL WITH NO UNDUE VIBRATION. UPON FINAL INSPECTION, THE PLANE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY AND FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE. AN ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE THAT THE PLANE WAS NOT AIRWORTHY, DESPITE TELEPHONE CONSULTATION WITH AN A&P AND DETAILED INSPECTION BY THE PLT. A PERSONAL ON-SITE INSPECTION BY THE A&P WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPTION.

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.