[Porsche-O-Phile]

Tim is correct - ferry permit MIGHT be authorized depending on how bad the damage is and what's affected.

FYI - it's ALWAYS the fault of the Pilot-in-Command. Even if he/she wasn't at the controls, I guarantee you they'll end up getting dinged for it.

For those who have never had the benefit of sitting left seat, the reason you get paid is not necessarily for your flying ability (although that's part of it), it's to be a "fall guy" for the company in the event something goes wrong and they need someone to lay blame at the feet of in order to go on. This is why captains make decent money (not great, but decent).

I used to say it was 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 - a third of your pay was for your ability to show up and "drive the bus", a third was the company paying you to hopefully be able to save their assets (aircraft, cargo, prevent injury or death) because of your training and/or experience in handling emergency situations and a third was their paying you as an "insurance policy" just in case #2 didn't work out and an aircraft did get damaged/destroyed and someone did get injured or killed.

But trust me, even if a meteor came out of the clear blue sky and smashed through the wing, they'd find a way to make it be the PIC's fault ("pilot error due to lack of situational awareness and/or taking proper corrective action in time to avoid midair collision with foreign object...")

Just a little perspective from someone who did 135 work for a while as PIC.