Who requires what engine logbook entry when there is a prop strike/sudden stop "incident?"
Here is information found while reviewing “approved data."
1. NTSB reportable incidents as taken from CFR 830.5--
"Release of all or a portion of a propeller blade from an aircraft, excluding release caused solely by ground contact.”
2. FAA defines sudden stop in (Advisory Circular 43.13-1A-definition of a sudden stop)
3. FAA ADs require compliance, and FAA Advisory Circulars do not require compliance.
4. Manufacturers issue non-compulsive advisories.
5. Insurance companies may require compliance with manufacturer’s advisories AND ADs.
Conclusion: Sellers are not required to log a prop strike in an engine log: buyer beware.
NOTE: This (pic below) happened before I bought the plane. There is nothing in the logs, 337s, title search, nor correspondence with the seller of an incident. However, the NTSB pilot report of this incident two yrs ago was discovered during a comprehensive search while prepping for the annual.
Given the totality of the situation, there is no way to be made whole from this fraud.
Plan for the worst; hope for the best. jt
Here is information found while reviewing “approved data."
1. NTSB reportable incidents as taken from CFR 830.5--
"Release of all or a portion of a propeller blade from an aircraft, excluding release caused solely by ground contact.”
2. FAA defines sudden stop in (Advisory Circular 43.13-1A-definition of a sudden stop)
3. FAA ADs require compliance, and FAA Advisory Circulars do not require compliance.
4. Manufacturers issue non-compulsive advisories.
5. Insurance companies may require compliance with manufacturer’s advisories AND ADs.
Conclusion: Sellers are not required to log a prop strike in an engine log: buyer beware.
NOTE: This (pic below) happened before I bought the plane. There is nothing in the logs, 337s, title search, nor correspondence with the seller of an incident. However, the NTSB pilot report of this incident two yrs ago was discovered during a comprehensive search while prepping for the annual.
Given the totality of the situation, there is no way to be made whole from this fraud.
Plan for the worst; hope for the best. jt
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