Atx pilot on ferry flight questions legality of flight after repair without ferry permit.

Attributes
ACN	177344
Time
Date	199104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 3070 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	177344
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departing evv. I retracted the landing gear and upon retraction heard an unusual noise. The gear unsafe light stayed on, so I returned and landed safely. Upon inspection we found a brace on the landing gear had broken so we flew a replacement part in, and it was repaired by a local maintenance department. I then flew the aircraft home to parkersburg, not knowing that I needed a ferry permit. I may not have needed a ferry permit, but I am writing this report just in case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT ON FERRY FLT QUESTIONS LEGALITY OF FLT AFTER REPAIR WITHOUT FERRY PERMIT.

Narrative: DEPARTING EVV. I RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR AND UPON RETRACTION HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON, SO I RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND A BRACE ON THE LNDG GEAR HAD BROKEN SO WE FLEW A REPLACEMENT PART IN, AND IT WAS REPAIRED BY A LCL MAINT DEPT. I THEN FLEW THE ACFT HOME TO PARKERSBURG, NOT KNOWING THAT I NEEDED A FERRY PERMIT. I MAY NOT HAVE NEEDED A FERRY PERMIT, BUT I AM WRITING THIS RPT JUST IN CASE.

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.