Narrative:

On aug/xa/98, I got involved in a report filed to the FAA FSDO in richmond, va. The problem they say is, I flew an unairworthy aircraft. The aircraft I flew, a beech bonanza A36, was involved in a propeller strike, which did not cause sudden engine stoppage. After talking to the mechanic, who smoothed the blade out, he told me it would be ok to run it up, and if I don't find something unusual happens, like hearing or feeling vibrations it would be ok to fly it. So I did that. I ran it up, found nothing unusual and took it out to fly it around the pattern. After 1 turn around the pattern where I still didn't find anything unusual, I decided it would be still better to stop it and take the other aircraft for the cross country trip. So I never thought that I flew an unairworthy aircraft until the FAA called and told me that, and they want to take action about that.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 PLT TAKES HIS ACFT UP ON A TEST FLT BASED UPON THE WORDS OF THE MECH WHO HAD REPAIRED A STRUCK PROP THE NIGHT BEFORE. MECH SAID IT WAS OK TO FLY IF THE ENG DIDN'T VIBRATE.

Narrative: ON AUG/XA/98, I GOT INVOLVED IN A RPT FILED TO THE FAA FSDO IN RICHMOND, VA. THE PROB THEY SAY IS, I FLEW AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT. THE ACFT I FLEW, A BEECH BONANZA A36, WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE, WHICH DID NOT CAUSE SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE. AFTER TALKING TO THE MECH, WHO SMOOTHED THE BLADE OUT, HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OK TO RUN IT UP, AND IF I DON'T FIND SOMETHING UNUSUAL HAPPENS, LIKE HEARING OR FEELING VIBRATIONS IT WOULD BE OK TO FLY IT. SO I DID THAT. I RAN IT UP, FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL AND TOOK IT OUT TO FLY IT AROUND THE PATTERN. AFTER 1 TURN AROUND THE PATTERN WHERE I STILL DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL, I DECIDED IT WOULD BE STILL BETTER TO STOP IT AND TAKE THE OTHER ACFT FOR THE XCOUNTRY TRIP. SO I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I FLEW AN UNAIRWORTHY ACFT UNTIL THE FAA CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT, AND THEY WANT TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THAT.

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.