A BE33 pilot after a demonstration flight realizes that the aircraft was not airworthy.

Attributes
ACN	598381
Time
Date	200310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	598381
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Demonstration flight with aircraft broker/pilot of advertised aircraft for sale. After flight, inspection of logbooks revealed that certification tests of pitot static system and transponder had not been accomplished since 1997. Annual was current. PIC -- pre-buy maintenance inspection found bent nose gear push rod and other deficiencies not visible during normal preflight inspection. Aircraft was not airworthy at the time of the demonstration flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE33 PLT AFTER A DEMO FLT REALIZES THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY.

Narrative: DEMO FLT WITH ACFT BROKER/PLT OF ADVERTISED ACFT FOR SALE. AFTER FLT, INSPECTION OF LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT CERTIFICATION TESTS OF PITOT STATIC SYS AND XPONDER HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SINCE 1997. ANNUAL WAS CURRENT. PIC -- PRE-BUY MAINT INSPECTION FOUND BENT NOSE GEAR PUSH ROD AND OTHER DEFICIENCIES NOT VISIBLE DURING NORMAL PREFLT INSPECTION. ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THE DEMO FLT.

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.