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Pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft inadvertently operated aircraft when it did not have a current weight and balance and a signed alteration form 337.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251624 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 251624 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I flew my aircraft with no current weight and balance from linden, nj, to lincoln park airport (avionics shop) for GPS installation. GPS was installed and 337 form was given to me to carry to FAA office (FSDO-25 teterboro, nj) to be signed by airworthiness inspector. 337 form was not signed, the aircraft which I flew from lincoln to teb was not airworthy due to 337 form was not signed and I flew aircraft. The same day we corrected weight and balance and I have a new correct weight and balance. I flew the aircraft to linden airport on the ferry permit issued by teb FSDO-25. Next day, I bring the new weight and balance and 337 form to office FSDO-25 where I am working as an operations inspector (air carrier) which was stamped and approved by FAA and checked by supervisor. He agreed that everything is ok but because I flew aircraft without correct weight and balance, they have to follow up and file violation. I didn't know that my weight and balance was not correct and I wasn't told by avionics technician that I couldn't take the aircraft if 337 form is not signed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT INADVERTENTLY OPERATED ACFT WHEN IT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT WT AND BAL AND A SIGNED ALTERATION FORM 337.
Narrative: I FLEW MY ACFT WITH NO CURRENT WT AND BAL FROM LINDEN, NJ, TO LINCOLN PARK ARPT (AVIONICS SHOP) FOR GPS INSTALLATION. GPS WAS INSTALLED AND 337 FORM WAS GIVEN TO ME TO CARRY TO FAA OFFICE (FSDO-25 TETERBORO, NJ) TO BE SIGNED BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR. 337 FORM WAS NOT SIGNED, THE ACFT WHICH I FLEW FROM LINCOLN TO TEB WAS NOT AIRWORTHY DUE TO 337 FORM WAS NOT SIGNED AND I FLEW ACFT. THE SAME DAY WE CORRECTED WT AND BAL AND I HAVE A NEW CORRECT WT AND BAL. I FLEW THE ACFT TO LINDEN ARPT ON THE FERRY PERMIT ISSUED BY TEB FSDO-25. NEXT DAY, I BRING THE NEW WT AND BAL AND 337 FORM TO OFFICE FSDO-25 WHERE I AM WORKING AS AN OPS INSPECTOR (ACR) WHICH WAS STAMPED AND APPROVED BY FAA AND CHKED BY SUPVR. HE AGREED THAT EVERYTHING IS OK BUT BECAUSE I FLEW ACFT WITHOUT CORRECT WT AND BAL, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW UP AND FILE VIOLATION. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MY WT AND BAL WAS NOT CORRECT AND I WASN'T TOLD BY AVIONICS TECHNICIAN THAT I COULDN'T TAKE THE ACFT IF 337 FORM IS NOT SIGNED.
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.