Hard Landing.. will affect Career?
02-22-2014, 03:24 AM
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Something fishy there. He's blackmailing you.
Either it's mandatory reportable or it's not. Doesn't matter who pays.
Gear, prop, engine teardown are not reportable.
Wing spars probably are.
IMHO don't fall for this blackmail. Let their insurance handle it. If they report it, so be it, it will NOT ruin your career, just a little extra hassle. Nothing worth paying $20k out of pocket for.
Either it's mandatory reportable or it's not. Doesn't matter who pays.
Gear, prop, engine teardown are not reportable.
Wing spars probably are.
IMHO don't fall for this blackmail. Let their insurance handle it. If they report it, so be it, it will NOT ruin your career, just a little extra hassle. Nothing worth paying $20k out of pocket for.
Look up the NTSB rules and figure out exactly who is RESPONSIBLE for reporting this. If it's the pilot, you need to determine the exact scope of the damages and whether it will meet the reporting threshold. Sounds like it's on the borderline, you may need to err on the conservative side and just report it.
There's nothing that prevents the owner from reporting the incident if he wants to...whether any action is taken depends on the actual damages, which may not be known until the repairs are complete.
It's not worth 20K out of your own pocket because this is almost insignificant at the PPL level and you don't want to lie to airlines anyway.
02-22-2014, 07:23 AM
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What he said.
Look up the NTSB rules and figure out exactly who is RESPONSIBLE for reporting this. If it's the pilot, you need to determine the exact scope of the damages and whether it will meet the reporting threshold. Sounds like it's on the borderline, you may need to err on the conservative side and just report it.
There's nothing that prevents the owner from reporting the incident if he wants to...whether any action is taken depends on the actual damages, which may not be known until the repairs are complete.
It's not worth 20K out of your own pocket because this is almost insignificant at the PPL level and you don't want to lie to airlines anyway.
Look up the NTSB rules and figure out exactly who is RESPONSIBLE for reporting this. If it's the pilot, you need to determine the exact scope of the damages and whether it will meet the reporting threshold. Sounds like it's on the borderline, you may need to err on the conservative side and just report it.
There's nothing that prevents the owner from reporting the incident if he wants to...whether any action is taken depends on the actual damages, which may not be known until the repairs are complete.
It's not worth 20K out of your own pocket because this is almost insignificant at the PPL level and you don't want to lie to airlines anyway.
Not the end of the world but less than ideal. Just my 2 cents. Good luck.
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