Pilot of a luscombe silvaire, 8A, operated outside of the provisions of an aircraft ferry permit iss...

Attributes
ACN	405500
Time
Date	199806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btl
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Silvaire Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	405500
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ferry flts to a distant maintenance facility are fraught with variables, as is any flight in a non electrical system, 65 hp, antique airplane. The ferry permit issuers (FAA) should be likewise flexible in understanding the operator's unique needs. The operator (myself) should keep them informed of changes by working with their business hours. In trying to comply closely with FARS regarding maintenance ferry flts, I applied for and obtained a permit to fly from 3d2 (ephraim, wi) to jackson, mi. Ground transportation logistics caused me to amend the destination to btl. The WX window dictated starting out on sunday when mke FSDO (issuer of permit) was closed to hear that the permit was in error, stating airworthiness directive must be complied with before ferry. The airworthiness directive and an annual inspection was the very reason for the ferry, as told to the FAA. The permit limit was btl, but lack of business hours at FAA prevented a further destination amendment to collver airport, just southwest of btl. Permission to hangar and protect the aircraft was not obtained until after business hour. Hangar at collver imperative due strong storms near.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A LUSCOMBE SILVAIRE, 8A, OPERATED OUTSIDE OF THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACFT FERRY PERMIT ISSUED BY THE FAA WHEN LNDG AT ANOTHER ARPT THAN SPECIFIED, AND HAD NOT COMPLIED WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE PRIOR TO FLT.

Narrative: FERRY FLTS TO A DISTANT MAINT FACILITY ARE FRAUGHT WITH VARIABLES, AS IS ANY FLT IN A NON ELECTRICAL SYS, 65 HP, ANTIQUE AIRPLANE. THE FERRY PERMIT ISSUERS (FAA) SHOULD BE LIKEWISE FLEXIBLE IN UNDERSTANDING THE OPERATOR'S UNIQUE NEEDS. THE OPERATOR (MYSELF) SHOULD KEEP THEM INFORMED OF CHANGES BY WORKING WITH THEIR BUSINESS HRS. IN TRYING TO COMPLY CLOSELY WITH FARS REGARDING MAINT FERRY FLTS, I APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED A PERMIT TO FLY FROM 3D2 (EPHRAIM, WI) TO JACKSON, MI. GND TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS CAUSED ME TO AMEND THE DEST TO BTL. THE WX WINDOW DICTATED STARTING OUT ON SUNDAY WHEN MKE FSDO (ISSUER OF PERMIT) WAS CLOSED TO HEAR THAT THE PERMIT WAS IN ERROR, STATING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BEFORE FERRY. THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS THE VERY REASON FOR THE FERRY, AS TOLD TO THE FAA. THE PERMIT LIMIT WAS BTL, BUT LACK OF BUSINESS HRS AT FAA PREVENTED A FURTHER DEST AMENDMENT TO COLLVER ARPT, JUST SW OF BTL. PERMISSION TO HANGAR AND PROTECT THE ACFT WAS NOT OBTAINED UNTIL AFTER BUSINESS HR. HANGAR AT COLLVER IMPERATIVE DUE STRONG STORMS NEAR.

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 of a luscombe silvaire, 8A, operated outside of the provisions of an aircraft ferry permit issued by the FAA when landing at another airport than specified, and had not complied with an airworthiness directive prior to flight.