A beech bonanza 35 undergoing annual inspection had in excess of 20 airworthiness discrepancies. The...

Attributes
ACN	361738
Time
Date	199606
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	361738
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was employed to perform an annual inspection on a model 35 beech bonanza. I received 2 logbooks and associated documents before the inspection and made the appropriate airworthiness directive checks and familiarized myself with the aircraft by way of the paperwork. When I arrived to inspect this aircraft it was almost immediately obvious that the aircraft was severely maintenance deficient. Over the course of the day I wrote up well over 20 airworthiness items. In attempting to deal with these items the aircraft owner has hired a mechanic to work on the aircraft. A recent discussion with this mechanic has revealed that this aircraft owner has attempted to deceive both him and me by concealing unairworthy items and lying about others. While attempting to perform an honest, professional inspection, I can no longer have confidence that other airworthiness items remain to be discovered due to the lies and deception on the aircraft owner. Over 8 months have passed since the inspection and I do not know what I could have done then or now that would have produced a more accurate inspection when someone purposely lies and conceals maintenance conditions. I have had informal discussions with an FAA inspector concerning what to do in such a case (no specifics) but I can find no suitable way to deal with this type of event within existing regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH BONANZA 35 UNDERGOING ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD IN EXCESS OF 20 AIRWORTHINESS DISCREPANCIES. THE INSPECTOR WHO WROTE THE RPTS SUSPECTS THE WORK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: I WAS EMPLOYED TO PERFORM AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON A MODEL 35 BEECH BONANZA. I RECEIVED 2 LOGBOOKS AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE INSPECTION AND MADE THE APPROPRIATE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE CHKS AND FAMILIARIZED MYSELF WITH THE ACFT BY WAY OF THE PAPERWORK. WHEN I ARRIVED TO INSPECT THIS ACFT IT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS THAT THE ACFT WAS SEVERELY MAINT DEFICIENT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY I WROTE UP WELL OVER 20 AIRWORTHINESS ITEMS. IN ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH THESE ITEMS THE ACFT OWNER HAS HIRED A MECH TO WORK ON THE ACFT. A RECENT DISCUSSION WITH THIS MECH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS ACFT OWNER HAS ATTEMPTED TO DECEIVE BOTH HIM AND ME BY CONCEALING UNAIRWORTHY ITEMS AND LYING ABOUT OTHERS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN HONEST, PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION, I CAN NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT OTHER AIRWORTHINESS ITEMS REMAIN TO BE DISCOVERED DUE TO THE LIES AND DECEPTION ON THE ACFT OWNER. OVER 8 MONTHS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE INSPECTION AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE THEN OR NOW THAT WOULD HAVE PRODUCED A MORE ACCURATE INSPECTION WHEN SOMEONE PURPOSELY LIES AND CONCEALS MAINT CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR CONCERNING WHAT TO DO IN SUCH A CASE (NO SPECIFICS) BUT I CAN FIND NO SUITABLE WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF EVENT WITHIN EXISTING REGS.

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.

A beech bonanza 35 undergoing annual inspection had in excess of 20 airworthiness discrepancies. The inspector who wrote the reports suspects the work was not accomplished.