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A BE36 pilot takes his aircraft up on a test flight based upon the words of the mechanic who had repaired a struck propeller the night before. Mechanic said it was ok to fly if the engine didn't vibrate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : shd |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1190 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 410420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On aug/xa/98, I got involved in a report filed to the FAA FSDO in richmond, va. The problem they say is, I flew an unairworthy aircraft. The aircraft I flew, a beech bonanza A36, was involved in a propeller strike, which did not cause sudden engine stoppage. After talking to the mechanic, who smoothed the blade out, he told me it would be ok to run it up, and if I don't find something unusual happens, like hearing or feeling vibrations it would be ok to fly it. So I did that. I ran it up, found nothing unusual and took it out to fly it around the pattern. After 1 turn around the pattern where I still didn't find anything unusual, I decided it would be still better to stop it and take the other aircraft for the cross country trip. So I never thought that I flew an unairworthy aircraft until the FAA called and told me that, and they want to take action about that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE36 PLT TAKES HIS ACFT UP ON A TEST FLT BASED UPON THE WORDS OF THE MECH WHO HAD REPAIRED A STRUCK PROP THE NIGHT BEFORE. MECH SAID IT WAS OK TO FLY IF THE ENG DIDN'T VIBRATE.
Narrative: ON AUG/XA/98, I GOT INVOLVED IN A RPT FILED TO THE FAA FSDO IN RICHMOND, VA. THE PROB THEY SAY IS, I FLEW AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT. THE ACFT I FLEW, A BEECH BONANZA A36, WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE, WHICH DID NOT CAUSE SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE. AFTER TALKING TO THE MECH, WHO SMOOTHED THE BLADE OUT, HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OK TO RUN IT UP, AND IF I DON'T FIND SOMETHING UNUSUAL HAPPENS, LIKE HEARING OR FEELING VIBRATIONS IT WOULD BE OK TO FLY IT. SO I DID THAT. I RAN IT UP, FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL AND TOOK IT OUT TO FLY IT AROUND THE PATTERN. AFTER 1 TURN AROUND THE PATTERN WHERE I STILL DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL, I DECIDED IT WOULD BE STILL BETTER TO STOP IT AND TAKE THE OTHER ACFT FOR THE XCOUNTRY TRIP. SO I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I FLEW AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT UNTIL THE FAA CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT, AND THEY WANT TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THAT.
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.