L'Avion
Well Known Member
This morning, I wrote to EAA as follows:
In my recent search to buy either an RV-3B or an RV-4, I have encountered three different aircraft that have had prop strikes. The owners' actions in these varying and different circumstances ranged from doing nothing to having the engine disassembled and thoroughly inspected for any damage. All these aircraft were offered for sale with varying explanations as to how the damage might have happened, but in each case the owners did explain that such damage had occurred.
All of us are wary, or should be, of an engine and prop that has suffered a prop strike, and my question is:
What is the appropriate and necessary action that ought to be taken after any prop strike -in the interest of everyone's safety, and liability- (for both experimental & standard category aircraft), and what are any legal ramifications that might develop in the situations where an engine and/or propeller had been inspected in accordance with acceptable practices/procedures, as well as in a case where and engine and/or propeller had not been inspected in accordance with acceptable practices/procedures?
As a paralegal, I am prohibited from offering legal advice, but should be free to quote other knowledgeable parties, so I have refrained from advising anyone that they "should do" thus & such not only to protect themselves after a prop strike, but to protect others who might fly an aircraft that might have suffered damage, either apparent or undetected.
Any advice that you may be able to offer concerning the legal or ethical responsibilities that pilots have in the unfortunate occurrences of prop strikes will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Claude "Barney" Barnhart
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Claude Barnhart, CP?
Certified Paralegal
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In my recent search to buy either an RV-3B or an RV-4, I have encountered three different aircraft that have had prop strikes. The owners' actions in these varying and different circumstances ranged from doing nothing to having the engine disassembled and thoroughly inspected for any damage. All these aircraft were offered for sale with varying explanations as to how the damage might have happened, but in each case the owners did explain that such damage had occurred.
All of us are wary, or should be, of an engine and prop that has suffered a prop strike, and my question is:
What is the appropriate and necessary action that ought to be taken after any prop strike -in the interest of everyone's safety, and liability- (for both experimental & standard category aircraft), and what are any legal ramifications that might develop in the situations where an engine and/or propeller had been inspected in accordance with acceptable practices/procedures, as well as in a case where and engine and/or propeller had not been inspected in accordance with acceptable practices/procedures?
As a paralegal, I am prohibited from offering legal advice, but should be free to quote other knowledgeable parties, so I have refrained from advising anyone that they "should do" thus & such not only to protect themselves after a prop strike, but to protect others who might fly an aircraft that might have suffered damage, either apparent or undetected.
Any advice that you may be able to offer concerning the legal or ethical responsibilities that pilots have in the unfortunate occurrences of prop strikes will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Claude "Barney" Barnhart
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Claude Barnhart, CP?
Certified Paralegal
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