Narrative:

I check out potential renters who wish to rent an A36 bonanza owned by a personal friend of 30 yrs. I also give renters 6 months instrument checks and instruction as needed to maintain proficiency and currency in the A36. After 1 demonstration flight yesterday for a potential renter, the owner called me and informed me he thought the aircraft was overdue for annual inspection. At this I was somewhat unhappy to find that the owner didn't keep track of the due date for each next inspection. The aircraft was 8 days overdue. The owner took the aircraft off the line and arranged for a ferry permit to the maintenance facility on mar/mon/97. I recommend the FAA establish a system whereby a highly visible sticker is placed in a prominent place to indicate the annual or 100 hour inspection status of part 91 aircraft. Because the FARS do not require the logbooks to be aboard the aircraft, there should be some way to identify whether the aircraft is airworthy or out of license.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 FLOWN WHEN 8 DAYS PAST DUE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. RPTR PLT HAD NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL DUE DATE SINCE LOGBOOK NOT REQUIRED TO BE ON BOARD ACFT DURING HIS PREFLT. HE RECOMMENDS A DUE DATE WINDSHIELD STICKER AS THE AUTO MECHS PRACTICE.

Narrative: I CHK OUT POTENTIAL RENTERS WHO WISH TO RENT AN A36 BONANZA OWNED BY A PERSONAL FRIEND OF 30 YRS. I ALSO GIVE RENTERS 6 MONTHS INST CHKS AND INSTRUCTION AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY AND CURRENCY IN THE A36. AFTER 1 DEMONSTRATION FLT YESTERDAY FOR A POTENTIAL RENTER, THE OWNER CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME HE THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. AT THIS I WAS SOMEWHAT UNHAPPY TO FIND THAT THE OWNER DIDN'T KEEP TRACK OF THE DUE DATE FOR EACH NEXT INSPECTION. THE ACFT WAS 8 DAYS OVERDUE. THE OWNER TOOK THE ACFT OFF THE LINE AND ARRANGED FOR A FERRY PERMIT TO THE MAINT FACILITY ON MAR/MON/97. I RECOMMEND THE FAA ESTABLISH A SYS WHEREBY A HIGHLY VISIBLE STICKER IS PLACED IN A PROMINENT PLACE TO INDICATE THE ANNUAL OR 100 HR INSPECTION STATUS OF PART 91 ACFT. BECAUSE THE FARS DO NOT REQUIRE THE LOGBOOKS TO BE ABOARD THE ACFT, THERE SHOULD BE SOME WAY TO IDENT WHETHER THE ACFT IS AIRWORTHY OR OUT OF LICENSE.

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.