A beech-35 while parked overnight incurred damage to wiring on the alternator and one spark plug wir...

Attributes
ACN	597259
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	597259
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Oct/thu/03, I departed ZZZ at XA30 local time and arrived ZZZ1 at XC30 local time. Tied the aircraft down, a 1964 BE35. Returned oct/sun/03, at XA30 local time, and found 2 wires had been cut on the alternator, one spark plug wire, and an upper trim tab control cable on the left ruddervator had been cut 1/2 way through, along with a knife hole in the bottom of the left ruddervator. We fixed the spark plug wire using a solderless crimp type connector, reattached the outer ground sheath and taped it up. Used the same type connectors to fix the 2 small cut wires on the alternator. I made the repairs to bring the airplane home as there were no services at the airport, not even a payphone! I deemed the aircraft safe to bring home for repair and after an expensive preflight and long run-up period. I took off and gained extra altitude on climb out -- watching and listening to everything! The return flight was uneventful. I realize I should not have made the repairs to the airplane, but there were no services and I am a builder/owner/pilot of an rv-6A and a mechanic for a living. I felt confident in my decision to bring it home for proper work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH-35 WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT INCURRED DAMAGE TO WIRING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE. TRIM TAB CTL CABLE HAD BEEN CUT HALFWAY AND A KNIFE HOLE IN THE L RUDDERVATOR.

Narrative: OCT/THU/03, I DEPARTED ZZZ AT XA30 LCL TIME AND ARRIVED ZZZ1 AT XC30 LCL TIME. TIED THE ACFT DOWN, A 1964 BE35. RETURNED OCT/SUN/03, AT XA30 LCL TIME, AND FOUND 2 WIRES HAD BEEN CUT ON THE ALTERNATOR, ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE, AND AN UPPER TRIM TAB CTL CABLE ON THE L RUDDERVATOR HAD BEEN CUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH, ALONG WITH A KNIFE HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE L RUDDERVATOR. WE FIXED THE SPARK PLUG WIRE USING A SOLDERLESS CRIMP TYPE CONNECTOR, REATTACHED THE OUTER GND SHEATH AND TAPED IT UP. USED THE SAME TYPE CONNECTORS TO FIX THE 2 SMALL CUT WIRES ON THE ALTERNATOR. I MADE THE REPAIRS TO BRING THE AIRPLANE HOME AS THERE WERE NO SVCS AT THE ARPT, NOT EVEN A PAYPHONE! I DEEMED THE ACFT SAFE TO BRING HOME FOR REPAIR AND AFTER AN EXPENSIVE PREFLT AND LONG RUN-UP PERIOD. I TOOK OFF AND GAINED EXTRA ALT ON CLBOUT -- WATCHING AND LISTENING TO EVERYTHING! THE RETURN FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. I REALIZE I SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS TO THE AIRPLANE, BUT THERE WERE NO SVCS AND I AM A BUILDER/OWNER/PLT OF AN RV-6A AND A MECH FOR A LIVING. I FELT CONFIDENT IN MY DECISION TO BRING IT HOME FOR PROPER WORK.

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-35 while parked overnight incurred damage to wiring on the alternator and one spark plug wire. Trim tab control cable had been cut halfway and a knife hole in the left ruddervator.