Agricultural pilot flew his aircraft without proper inspections by properly certificated inspectors.

Attributes
ACN	281995
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	281995
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

My competitor turned me in to FAA. Knowing the repair station on ipl would not work on my aircraft for fear of losing his work. My corrective action was to hire an a&P consultant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AGRICULTURAL PLT FLEW HIS ACFT WITHOUT PROPER INSPECTIONS BY PROPERLY CERTIFICATED INSPECTORS.

Narrative: MY COMPETITOR TURNED ME IN TO FAA. KNOWING THE REPAIR STATION ON IPL WOULD NOT WORK ON MY ACFT FOR FEAR OF LOSING HIS WORK. MY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO HIRE AN A&P CONSULTANT.

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.