Darinh wrote:29singlespeed wrote:
For the collective, What I meant by my comment was since the engine is higher time, it does have damage history and missing logs it could be a great option for someone that can work on it as things appear.
Not very many out there that don't have some sort of damage history. That wouldn't bother me if it was well documented and taken care of properly. The missing logs cause more concern.
My 180 had hail damage and has been looped twice but I have all the logs and all the repairs are very well documented. Flys like a dream hands off straight and level. What's the time on the engine? I need another project...
I am with you Darinh. Mine was groundlooped twice long ago. The repairs were well documented on 337s, and the work performed by great shops. It flies straight, fast and better than any Cessna I've ever been at the controls of. The gear boxes are in perfect shape, and the wing that was rebuilt looks brand new.
If you find an older 180 with 3000 plus airframe hours that has no damage in the logs, I would be suspicious of the integrity of the logs.
Missing logs are definitely a concern, but an acceptable situation for the right price for a personal plane. I would expect to pay 30-50% below market value for this deficiency. If you own the plane for ten years, then when you go to sell it, at least it has some maintenance history documented. Most any airworthiness issue would be discovered over the course of a few annual inspections. Of course, most banks won't loan on an airplane that has missing logs these days.
