Narrative:

Far violations: I signed off an annual inspection on a mooney aircraft as airworthy before I finished the inspection. I let the aircraft owner help. So I may have supervised an annual in part; I may have not done some airworthy directives that were due; since I did not finish the annual. When I realized what I had mistakenly done; I notified the aircraft owner that I needed to correct my entry to say; 'I began an annual but did not finish it;' and we needed to finish the annual. He refuses to give me access to the aircraft or the logs; but has mailed me another check I will return. I notified my principal I violated the far but no details yet. We were supposed to finish on a friday night; I was going to clean the fuel screen when we retracted the gear; because the screen is under a panel the nose door blocks access to unless retracted. The owner brought about 35 pounds of tail weight and I said we need 300 pounds or else it's on its nose. I gave the owner a list of discrepancies we needed to fix. It was just turning dark and beginning to rain. I told the owner I had to go and come back in a week to finish. He became angry and very verbally abusive. Wanted me to come to his house to get more money; I said no I have to go or I might get in an accident and kill myself or someone else. I was recording what work I had done and want to stop before the signoff; but I guess it was like automatic writing and I just kept writing thinking I was going to die if I didn't leave; and mistakenly; signed it off and left; I didn't realize what happened till the next day. Contributing factors -- my attitude. I used the checklist as a requirement to fill in after the fact not as a protection before I took the next step. Blindsided by customer; who I think wants to keep and take advantage of my mistake and is sending me money so I'll stop wanting to correct my mistaken entry; I won't compound my mistake with more mistakes. That's why I will tell my principal. To prevent reoccurrence; I'm having a stamp made up that stops when I want to stop and forces manual completion. This should break the chain of automatic writing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN IA RATED MECHANIC SIGNED OFF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON A MOONEY ACFT AS AIRWORTHY BEFORE FINISHING THE INSPECTION.

Narrative: FAR VIOLATIONS: I SIGNED OFF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON A MOONEY ACFT AS AIRWORTHY BEFORE I FINISHED THE INSPECTION. I LET THE ACFT OWNER HELP. SO I MAY HAVE SUPERVISED AN ANNUAL IN PART; I MAY HAVE NOT DONE SOME AIRWORTHY DIRECTIVES THAT WERE DUE; SINCE I DID NOT FINISH THE ANNUAL. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT I HAD MISTAKENLY DONE; I NOTIFIED THE ACFT OWNER THAT I NEEDED TO CORRECT MY ENTRY TO SAY; 'I BEGAN AN ANNUAL BUT DID NOT FINISH IT;' AND WE NEEDED TO FINISH THE ANNUAL. HE REFUSES TO GIVE ME ACCESS TO THE ACFT OR THE LOGS; BUT HAS MAILED ME ANOTHER CHK I WILL RETURN. I NOTIFIED MY PRINCIPAL I VIOLATED THE FAR BUT NO DETAILS YET. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO FINISH ON A FRIDAY NIGHT; I WAS GOING TO CLEAN THE FUEL SCREEN WHEN WE RETRACTED THE GEAR; BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS UNDER A PANEL THE NOSE DOOR BLOCKS ACCESS TO UNLESS RETRACTED. THE OWNER BROUGHT ABOUT 35 LBS OF TAIL WT AND I SAID WE NEED 300 LBS OR ELSE IT'S ON ITS NOSE. I GAVE THE OWNER A LIST OF DISCREPANCIES WE NEEDED TO FIX. IT WAS JUST TURNING DARK AND BEGINNING TO RAIN. I TOLD THE OWNER I HAD TO GO AND COME BACK IN A WEEK TO FINISH. HE BECAME ANGRY AND VERY VERBALLY ABUSIVE. WANTED ME TO COME TO HIS HOUSE TO GET MORE MONEY; I SAID NO I HAVE TO GO OR I MIGHT GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS RECORDING WHAT WORK I HAD DONE AND WANT TO STOP BEFORE THE SIGNOFF; BUT I GUESS IT WAS LIKE AUTOMATIC WRITING AND I JUST KEPT WRITING THINKING I WAS GOING TO DIE IF I DIDN'T LEAVE; AND MISTAKENLY; SIGNED IT OFF AND LEFT; I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED TILL THE NEXT DAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS -- MY ATTITUDE. I USED THE CHKLIST AS A REQUIREMENT TO FILL IN AFTER THE FACT NOT AS A PROTECTION BEFORE I TOOK THE NEXT STEP. BLINDSIDED BY CUSTOMER; WHO I THINK WANTS TO KEEP AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY MISTAKE AND IS SENDING ME MONEY SO I'LL STOP WANTING TO CORRECT MY MISTAKEN ENTRY; I WON'T COMPOUND MY MISTAKE WITH MORE MISTAKES. THAT'S WHY I WILL TELL MY PRINCIPAL. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE; I'M HAVING A STAMP MADE UP THAT STOPS WHEN I WANT TO STOP AND FORCES MANUAL COMPLETION. THIS SHOULD BREAK THE CHAIN OF AUTO WRITING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.