Pilot ferries unairworthy aircraft to point of repair without any FAA ferry papers. Non compliance w...

Attributes
ACN	351507
Time
Date	199611
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c97
State Reference	IN
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	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 439
ASRS Report	351507
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I own 1/6 of this aircraft. Another owner had flown plane on oct/wed/96. I found nose gear strut with no air on oct/thu/96. Nose strut had air put in, would not hold. Contact repair service. Asked advice and information on within regulations to fly plane for repair of strut from local airport authority/authorized. Was approved. Flew plane for strut seals replacement. No incident. Landed on main gear. No problem with repair and flew plane back to C97. Another of the owners questioned my flying plane to repair point. Claims takeoff and landing with no front strut air pressure might be considered unsafe or illegal operation under FARS on airworthiness. Even with the best of intentions, I felt at the time it was within the regulations, but now am not sure. Even with no problem to the aircraft my judgement as a pilot may fall under question. I am sending this report for that reason. Also note I called to find aircraft mechanic to come to C97 to do repair. None in our area were available or would do so.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FERRIES UNAIRWORTHY ACFT TO POINT OF REPAIR WITHOUT ANY FAA FERRY PAPERS. NON COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES. LCL ARPT AUTH APPROVAL ONLY.

Narrative: I OWN 1/6 OF THIS ACFT. ANOTHER OWNER HAD FLOWN PLANE ON OCT/WED/96. I FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT WITH NO AIR ON OCT/THU/96. NOSE STRUT HAD AIR PUT IN, WOULD NOT HOLD. CONTACT REPAIR SVC. ASKED ADVICE AND INFO ON WITHIN REGS TO FLY PLANE FOR REPAIR OF STRUT FROM LCL ARPT AUTH. WAS APPROVED. FLEW PLANE FOR STRUT SEALS REPLACEMENT. NO INCIDENT. LANDED ON MAIN GEAR. NO PROB WITH REPAIR AND FLEW PLANE BACK TO C97. ANOTHER OF THE OWNERS QUESTIONED MY FLYING PLANE TO REPAIR POINT. CLAIMS TKOF AND LNDG WITH NO FRONT STRUT AIR PRESSURE MIGHT BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE OR ILLEGAL OP UNDER FARS ON AIRWORTHINESS. EVEN WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, I FELT AT THE TIME IT WAS WITHIN THE REGS, BUT NOW AM NOT SURE. EVEN WITH NO PROB TO THE ACFT MY JUDGEMENT AS A PLT MAY FALL UNDER QUESTION. I AM SENDING THIS RPT FOR THAT REASON. ALSO NOTE I CALLED TO FIND ACFT MECH TO COME TO C97 TO DO REPAIR. NONE IN OUR AREA WERE AVAILABLE OR WOULD DO SO.

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.

Pilot ferries unairworthy aircraft to point of repair without any FAA ferry papers. Non compliance with airworthiness directives. Local airport authority/authorized approval only.