Aircraft with minor damage flown without ferry permit.

Attributes
ACN	138271
Time
Date	199001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : akn
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 596 flight time type : 235
ASRS Report	138271
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On 7/89 at akn I was involved in an incident while taxiing out for takeoff. I received a jet blast which resulted in what FAA called minor damage to my airplane. The propeller was bent with one side broken and the right wing tip was slightly bent up. After the fishing and hunting seasons were over (about 10/wed/89), I replaced the propeller and flew my aircraft down to my hometown, some 14 mi down the river to wsn, where it would be watched over while I resided in anchorage. Later, after some thought and research into the matter of flying an aircraft with minor damages, I realized I should have had a ferry permit. I got my sincere apologies and will no longer engage in the activities of moving another damaged aircraft west/O a ferry permit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WITH MINOR DAMAGE FLOWN WITHOUT FERRY PERMIT.

Narrative: ON 7/89 AT AKN I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF. I RECEIVED A JET BLAST WHICH RESULTED IN WHAT FAA CALLED MINOR DAMAGE TO MY AIRPLANE. THE PROP WAS BENT WITH ONE SIDE BROKEN AND THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT UP. AFTER THE FISHING AND HUNTING SEASONS WERE OVER (ABOUT 10/WED/89), I REPLACED THE PROP AND FLEW MY ACFT DOWN TO MY HOMETOWN, SOME 14 MI DOWN THE RIVER TO WSN, WHERE IT WOULD BE WATCHED OVER WHILE I RESIDED IN ANCHORAGE. LATER, AFTER SOME THOUGHT AND RESEARCH INTO THE MATTER OF FLYING AN ACFT WITH MINOR DAMAGES, I REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE HAD A FERRY PERMIT. I GOT MY SINCERE APOLOGIES AND WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF MOVING ANOTHER DAMAGED ACFT W/O A FERRY PERMIT.

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.