Pilot owner of an small aircraft twin learns during an annual inspection that he has been operating ...

Attributes
ACN	283044
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-30 Twin Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	283044
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
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:

On oct/xx/93, I took off from cmh in my newly purchased 1966 piper twin comanche aircraft en route to ellington field, tx in IFR conditions, single pilot with no passenger. In nov to mid-dec/93, I flew the aircraft on 3 other trips in conditions ranging from VFR to IFR in all classes of airspace for a total of approximately 40 hours of flying time. In mid dec, I brought the aircraft to an a&P/ia mechanic at ellington field for annual inspection, under part 91 of the far, who found numerous serious problems with the aircraft requiring grounding of the aircraft. Thus, during the period prior to the annual inspection I was flying the aircraft while it was in a non-airworthy condition. At the time of the sale on oct/zz/93 the aircraft was 2 hours out of its previous annual by the previous owner and according to the paperwork had a current license and airworthy certificate. No accident or incident occurred during my flts, however, the situation demonstrated poor judgement and represented an unnecessary safety risk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OWNER OF AN SMA TWIN LEARNS DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION THAT HE HAS BEEN OPERATING THE ACFT IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION.

Narrative: ON OCT/XX/93, I TOOK OFF FROM CMH IN MY NEWLY PURCHASED 1966 PIPER TWIN COMANCHE ACFT ENRTE TO ELLINGTON FIELD, TX IN IFR CONDITIONS, SINGLE PLT WITH NO PAX. IN NOV TO MID-DEC/93, I FLEW THE ACFT ON 3 OTHER TRIPS IN CONDITIONS RANGING FROM VFR TO IFR IN ALL CLASSES OF AIRSPACE FOR A TOTAL OF APPROX 40 HRS OF FLYING TIME. IN MID DEC, I BROUGHT THE ACFT TO AN A&P/IA MECH AT ELLINGTON FIELD FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION, UNDER PART 91 OF THE FAR, WHO FOUND NUMEROUS SERIOUS PROBS WITH THE ACFT REQUIRING GNDING OF THE ACFT. THUS, DURING THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL INSPECTION I WAS FLYING THE ACFT WHILE IT WAS IN A NON-AIRWORTHY CONDITION. AT THE TIME OF THE SALE ON OCT/ZZ/93 THE ACFT WAS 2 HRS OUT OF ITS PREVIOUS ANNUAL BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK HAD A CURRENT LICENSE AND AIRWORTHY CERTIFICATE. NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING MY FLTS, HOWEVER, THE SIT DEMONSTRATED POOR JUDGEMENT AND REPRESENTED AN UNNECESSARY SAFETY RISK.

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.

Pilot owner of an small aircraft twin learns during an annual inspection that he has been operating the aircraft in an unairworthy condition.