C182 pilot operates aircraft with inoperative tachometer.

Attributes
ACN	560737
Time
Date	200209
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : baf.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	560737
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tachometer other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I preflted the aircraft and started the checklist when the other pilot said that the tachometer was inoperative and he had a piece of paper taped over it with 'inoperative' written on the paper. He said the tachometer broke on the way into pie where he let off a crew member and proceeded to vandenburg. He said that the plane flew ok and we could use the manifold pressure gauge. After the checklist was complete, I flew him to srq, gassed up, and returned to vdf and tied down the plane. I was informed by the club operations officer that I had violated far 91-123 by flying an aircraft with an inoperative tachometer. The operations officer said I would meet a review board and be suspended from flying and that the FAA had been notified of the violation. Since the person bringing the aircraft to vdf was a CFI and club check pilot, I accepted his opinion that it was ok to fly the aircraft without checking with a mechanic or consulting with the FAA. I was also in a hurry to get the flight over with and get back to work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT OPERATES ACFT WITH INOP TACHOMETER.

Narrative: I PREFLTED THE ACFT AND STARTED THE CHKLIST WHEN THE OTHER PLT SAID THAT THE TACHOMETER WAS INOP AND HE HAD A PIECE OF PAPER TAPED OVER IT WITH 'INOP' WRITTEN ON THE PAPER. HE SAID THE TACHOMETER BROKE ON THE WAY INTO PIE WHERE HE LET OFF A CREW MEMBER AND PROCEEDED TO VANDENBURG. HE SAID THAT THE PLANE FLEW OK AND WE COULD USE THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE. AFTER THE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETE, I FLEW HIM TO SRQ, GASSED UP, AND RETURNED TO VDF AND TIED DOWN THE PLANE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE CLUB OPS OFFICER THAT I HAD VIOLATED FAR 91-123 BY FLYING AN ACFT WITH AN INOP TACHOMETER. THE OPS OFFICER SAID I WOULD MEET A REVIEW BOARD AND BE SUSPENDED FROM FLYING AND THAT THE FAA HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE VIOLATION. SINCE THE PERSON BRINGING THE ACFT TO VDF WAS A CFI AND CLUB CHK PLT, I ACCEPTED HIS OPINION THAT IT WAS OK TO FLY THE ACFT WITHOUT CHKING WITH A MECH OR CONSULTING WITH THE FAA. I WAS ALSO IN A HURRY TO GET THE FLT OVER WITH AND GET BACK TO WORK.

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.