Narrative:

I was taking an small aircraft from mgj to N63 and, upon applying takeoff power, had the engine quit. Before I could restart the engine and taxi off, I was ramp checked by an FAA representative. He was unconvinced that the plane was airworthy despite seeing the logbooks. This was due to the doped on patch on the side of the plane that said 'repair'. The patch was done in accordance with AC 43.13 and was airworthy. The aircraft never left the ground. The FBO operator did not tell me that the aircraft had not been flown much since its last annual, and I was unprepared for the engine failure. Failure to communication and perhaps deliberate deception, were the root of the problem. My chief mistake was not checking for the pilot operating handbook, which was not in the plane at the time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS ENG QUIT WHEN TKOF PWR APPLIED. FAA INSPECTOR FINDS NO PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK ABOARD.

Narrative: I WAS TAKING AN SMA FROM MGJ TO N63 AND, UPON APPLYING TKOF PWR, HAD THE ENG QUIT. BEFORE I COULD RESTART THE ENG AND TAXI OFF, I WAS RAMP CHKED BY AN FAA REPRESENTATIVE. HE WAS UNCONVINCED THAT THE PLANE WAS AIRWORTHY DESPITE SEEING THE LOGBOOKS. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DOPED ON PATCH ON THE SIDE OF THE PLANE THAT SAID 'REPAIR'. THE PATCH WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AC 43.13 AND WAS AIRWORTHY. THE ACFT NEVER LEFT THE GND. THE FBO OPERATOR DID NOT TELL ME THAT THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN MUCH SINCE ITS LAST ANNUAL, AND I WAS UNPREPARED FOR THE ENG FAILURE. FAILURE TO COM AND PERHAPS DELIBERATE DECEPTION, WERE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. MY CHIEF MISTAKE WAS NOT CHKING FOR THE PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK, WHICH WAS NOT IN THE PLANE AT THE TIME.

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.