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After ferry flight, aircraft inspected and found unairworthy due to excessive metal removal from propeller tip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pne |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 209994 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ferried a small aircraft twin from farmingdale, ny to mem, tn. Ferry permit, signed by FAA, also recorded in aircraft logbook by a&P was airworthy. After arriving back in mem, tn had ia inspect left propeller and found to be in unairworthy condition due to excessive removal of metal from tips, approximately 2 1/2 inches per tip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER FERRY FLT, ACFT INSPECTED AND FOUND UNAIRWORTHY DUE TO EXCESSIVE METAL REMOVAL FROM PROP TIP.
Narrative: FERRIED A SMA TWIN FROM FARMINGDALE, NY TO MEM, TN. FERRY PERMIT, SIGNED BY FAA, ALSO RECORDED IN ACFT LOGBOOK BY A&P WAS AIRWORTHY. AFTER ARRIVING BACK IN MEM, TN HAD IA INSPECT L PROP AND FOUND TO BE IN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION DUE TO EXCESSIVE REMOVAL OF METAL FROM TIPS, APPROX 2 1/2 INCHES PER TIP.
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.