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The reporter, an inexperienced a&P mechanic, inspected then sold a high time family owned aircraft to a buyer, who supposedly was aware of the aircraft's deficiencies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : geu.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | technician : repairman technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance repairman : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 557981 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
A buyer purchased a 1964 C150 from the estate of my father on aug/sat/02. I am the executor of his estate. This aircraft had a high time (2000+ hours) 0-200 engine. No pre-buy inspection of aircraft or lugs was performed. Just prior to the purchase on aug/thu/02, I performed a 100 hour inspection and in turn my ai performed an annual inspection and found the aircraft to be airworthy and so noted in logbooks. The aircraft was flown the previous 11 hours for primary instruction. I do not know what happened and to what extent the aircraft was damaged, if any. I'm told the pilot was alone and uninjured. From the above, I'm quite sure I will be accused of misrepresenting the aircraft condition. It was in airworthy condition when inspected and the purchaser flew plane away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR, AN INEXPERIENCED A&P MECH, INSPECTED THEN SOLD A HIGH TIME FAMILY OWNED ACFT TO A BUYER, WHO SUPPOSEDLY WAS AWARE OF THE ACFT'S DEFICIENCIES.
Narrative: A BUYER PURCHASED A 1964 C150 FROM THE ESTATE OF MY FATHER ON AUG/SAT/02. I AM THE EXECUTOR OF HIS ESTATE. THIS ACFT HAD A HIGH TIME (2000+ HRS) 0-200 ENG. NO PRE-BUY INSPECTION OF ACFT OR LUGS WAS PERFORMED. JUST PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE ON AUG/THU/02, I PERFORMED A 100 HR INSPECTION AND IN TURN MY AI PERFORMED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND FOUND THE ACFT TO BE AIRWORTHY AND SO NOTED IN LOGBOOKS. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN THE PREVIOUS 11 HRS FOR PRIMARY INSTRUCTION. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED, IF ANY. I'M TOLD THE PLT WAS ALONE AND UNINJURED. FROM THE ABOVE, I'M QUITE SURE I WILL BE ACCUSED OF MISREPRESENTING THE ACFT CONDITION. IT WAS IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION WHEN INSPECTED AND THE PURCHASER FLEW PLANE AWAY.
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.