Small aircraft pilot flew a flight after the aircraft was damaged by hitting a propeller blade on a taxiway light. The engine had a sudden stoppage.

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Attributes
ACN	542493
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	542493
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A local aircraft dealer was hired to sell a private airplane which was based in prc. I agreed to fly the plane from prc to ZZZ. The night prior to the flight, the aircraft owner told me that several months earlier, while taxiing, he had hit a taxiway light and damaged 1 blade (out of 3) on the propeller. Repairs were made and the aircraft returned to service. Prior to flying the aircraft I examined the plane and all the logs. Everything appeared to be in order. Yesterday, in conversation with the dealer, I was informed that the owner told him that the propeller strike caused the engine to stop. According to the dealer, the engine manufacturer's maintenance manual requires the engine to be disassembled and inspected after a sudden stoppage. Lesson learned: any and every time an aircraft is damaged, don't fly it until it can be proven that all necessary actions have been taken to return the aircraft to an airworthy condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT FLEW A FLT AFTER THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED BY HITTING A PROP BLADE ON A TXWY LIGHT. THE ENG HAD A SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

Narrative: A LCL ACFT DEALER WAS HIRED TO SELL A PVT AIRPLANE WHICH WAS BASED IN PRC. I AGREED TO FLY THE PLANE FROM PRC TO ZZZ. THE NIGHT PRIOR TO THE FLT, THE ACFT OWNER TOLD ME THAT SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER, WHILE TAXIING, HE HAD HIT A TXWY LIGHT AND DAMAGED 1 BLADE (OUT OF 3) ON THE PROP. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SVC. PRIOR TO FLYING THE ACFT I EXAMINED THE PLANE AND ALL THE LOGS. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE IN ORDER. YESTERDAY, IN CONVERSATION WITH THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OWNER TOLD HIM THAT THE PROP STRIKE CAUSED THE ENG TO STOP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE ENG MANUFACTURER'S MAINT MANUAL REQUIRES THE ENG TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED AFTER A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. LESSON LEARNED: ANY AND EVERY TIME AN ACFT IS DAMAGED, DON'T FLY IT UNTIL IT CAN BE PROVEN THAT ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO RETURN THE ACFT TO AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.

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.