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Unauthorized gear down ferry flight by a C441 pilot to recharge a nitrogen gear blow down bottle at mmu.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmu.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Conquest I/Conquest II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 153 flight time total : 18627 flight time type : 64 |
| ASRS Report | 635368 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I had experienced a gear unsafe indication and had used a nitrogen blow down bottle to make sure the gear was down and locked. My mechanic from a neighboring airport inspected the plane and said it was only a faulty bulb and that the gear was safely locked in the down position. My mechanic requested that I fly to his airport to recharge the nitrogen bottle and make repairs. I was told afterwards by a third party that this was illegal without a ferry permit from the FAA. I was unaware of such a requirement and it seemed there was no risk to do a 5 min flight to the repair shop. I am now aware and will not do this again without the proper ferry permit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH GEAR DOWN FERRY FLT BY A C441 PLT TO RECHARGE A NITROGEN GEAR BLOW DOWN BOTTLE AT MMU.
Narrative: I HAD EXPERIENCED A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION AND HAD USED A NITROGEN BLOW DOWN BOTTLE TO MAKE SURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. MY MECH FROM A NEIGHBORING ARPT INSPECTED THE PLANE AND SAID IT WAS ONLY A FAULTY BULB AND THAT THE GEAR WAS SAFELY LOCKED IN THE DOWN POS. MY MECH REQUESTED THAT I FLY TO HIS ARPT TO RECHARGE THE NITROGEN BOTTLE AND MAKE REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD AFTERWARDS BY A THIRD PARTY THAT THIS WAS ILLEGAL WITHOUT A FERRY PERMIT FROM THE FAA. I WAS UNAWARE OF SUCH A REQUIREMENT AND IT SEEMED THERE WAS NO RISK TO DO A 5 MIN FLT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I AM NOW AWARE AND WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN WITHOUT THE PROPER FERRY PERMIT.
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.