An air carrier freighter flew without a ferry permit.

Attributes
ACN	269961
Time
Date	199404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hdn
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	269961
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The ce-208A I was PIC in was on the ground. It was struck by a van that backed into my flap. Very little damage was done, just skin. I called company flight following an advised them. They got me to mechanic in charge. We discussed that it was not in a company 'MEL.' he asked the extent of the damage. After we understood the situation, he said I should continue flight to casper to have maintenance fix aircraft. Afterwards, it was pointed out to me that this was an incident and probably should have grounded the aircraft. My assistant chief pilot said he probably would have done the same. Then, after reviewing it, he changed his mind. Contributing probably was I was rerted in mid flight to hayden. Because of WX and traffic, I had to hold. I felt in a hurry to get the priority freight on to casper to get the 727 to memphis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FREIGHTER FLEW WITHOUT A FERRY PERMIT.

Narrative: THE CE-208A I WAS PIC IN WAS ON THE GND. IT WAS STRUCK BY A VAN THAT BACKED INTO MY FLAP. VERY LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE, JUST SKIN. I CALLED COMPANY FLT FOLLOWING AN ADVISED THEM. THEY GOT ME TO MECH IN CHARGE. WE DISCUSSED THAT IT WAS NOT IN A COMPANY 'MEL.' HE ASKED THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AFTER WE UNDERSTOOD THE SIT, HE SAID I SHOULD CONTINUE FLT TO CASPER TO HAVE MAINT FIX ACFT. AFTERWARDS, IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GNDED THE ACFT. MY ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT SAID HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME. THEN, AFTER REVIEWING IT, HE CHANGED HIS MIND. CONTRIBUTING PROBABLY WAS I WAS RERTED IN MID FLT TO HAYDEN. BECAUSE OF WX AND TFC, I HAD TO HOLD. I FELT IN A HURRY TO GET THE PRIORITY FREIGHT ON TO CASPER TO GET THE 727 TO MEMPHIS.

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.