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C172 fails to meet airworthiness standards upon annual inspection. Aircraft equipment problem not fixed prior to owner flying it away.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 352297 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During annual inspection on this aircraft I discovered that the owner did not have in his possession the complete maintenance history of the aircraft. He was missing the original logs for the engine and airframe. I was however able to find the airworthiness directive parts. A 1993 and 1979 airworthy directive had not been complied with. The ELT's battery had expired in 1991. I did not have the parts in stock and gave the owner a list of unairworthy items and he flew away in IFR conditions (owner and aircraft not rated for IFR). (No accident known.) wow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 FAILS TO MEET AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS UPON ANNUAL INSPECTION. ACFT EQUIP PROB NOT FIXED PRIOR TO OWNER FLYING IT AWAY.
Narrative: DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THIS ACFT I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER DID NOT HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION THE COMPLETE MAINT HISTORY OF THE ACFT. HE WAS MISSING THE ORIGINAL LOGS FOR THE ENG AND AIRFRAME. I WAS HOWEVER ABLE TO FIND THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE PARTS. A 1993 AND 1979 AIRWORTHY DIRECTIVE HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE ELT'S BATTERY HAD EXPIRED IN 1991. I DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND GAVE THE OWNER A LIST OF UNAIRWORTHY ITEMS AND HE FLEW AWAY IN IFR CONDITIONS (OWNER AND ACFT NOT RATED FOR IFR). (NO ACCIDENT KNOWN.) WOW.
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.