SMA PLT FLIES WITHOUT ASSURING LOGBOOKS IN ACFT AFTER MAINT WORK.

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INSTALLED A SPORTSMAN STOL KIT MAR/FRI/92 WITH ASSURANCE LCL A&I WOULD UPDATE LOGS AND NECESSARY 337'S WT AND BAL. HAD AN EXHAUST VALVE ON ACFT FAIL. FLEW HER INTO BRAINERD FOR MAINT. LCL FAA INSPECTOR ASKING FOR LOGS. REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE DRIVEN TO A&I AND HAD LOGS PAPERWORK BEFORE FLT INSTEAD OF TAKING HIS WORD IT WAS DONE. IN FUTURE PREFLT; PAPERWORK BEFORE ACFT. FAA CALLED ME ON THE PHONE ASKING WHEN THE PROP STRIKE OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE. ASKED ABOUT FAILED ENG. TOLD THEM ENG DIDN'T QUIT. NO PROP STRIKE. NO ENG TEAR DOWN REQUIRED. PROP WAS OVERHAULED AND AD COMPLIANCE 75 HRS AGO WITH FRESH ANNUAL INSPECTION. THEY REPEATEDLY ASKED ME WHEN PROP WAS CHANGED? ENDED CONVERSATION WITH HIM TELLING ME HE WANTED ACFT REPAIRED SAFELY AND I GAVE HIM NAME OF IA WHO DID THE WT AND BAL 337 LOGBOOKS. I'VE SINCE CONTACTED 3 ENG SHOPS AND FAA REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED NO TEAR DOWN OR OVERHAUL REQUIRED. CLEAN ENG; DROP PAN; FLUSH; REPAIR/REPLACE CYLINDER AND PISTON; YELLOW TAG; AND SIGN OFF AS TOP OVERHAUL AND FLY AWAY. I'M FILING THIS RPT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE IN A FRIENDLIER FAA OR THAT THEY'RE HERE TO HELP ME. SEEMS MORE OF A HARASSMENT; BUT TO COVER MY BUTT; I'M FILING THIS FORM.