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Propeller of small aircraft struck its own towbar that had not been removed. Adjacent small aircraft was slightly damaged by flying towbar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mtj |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 106 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 117090 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My tow bar was struck by my propeller. This was a result of not taking the towbar off the nose wheel of the plane. Upon impact of the propeller with the tow bar, part of the tow bar was sent jolting through the air and struck an small aircraft which was parked in its stall. The small aircraft received 2 cuts in the right wing and a small dent. There was very little sound from inside my plane and I was unaware that anything was wrong. After taxiing out to the runway I noticed an electrical failure in my radio and flaps. Because of this I went back to the hangar where I then noticed the gash in my propeller. After looking around the parking lot I couldn't find the struck tow bard. It wasn't until later that I found out that the tow bar had struck another plane. This was discovered by the owner of a local flying club. The electrical problem was separate from the propeller strike and due to that I never took off. Insurance company has been notified and restitution is in process. Once again, both airplanes were parked and no injuries occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PROPELLER OF SMA STRUCK ITS OWN TOWBAR THAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. ADJACENT SMA WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BY FLYING TOWBAR.
Narrative: MY TOW BAR WAS STRUCK BY MY PROP. THIS WAS A RESULT OF NOT TAKING THE TOWBAR OFF THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE PLANE. UPON IMPACT OF THE PROP WITH THE TOW BAR, PART OF THE TOW BAR WAS SENT JOLTING THROUGH THE AIR AND STRUCK AN SMA WHICH WAS PARKED IN ITS STALL. THE SMA RECEIVED 2 CUTS IN THE RIGHT WING AND A SMALL DENT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SOUND FROM INSIDE MY PLANE AND I WAS UNAWARE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER TAXIING OUT TO THE RWY I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN MY RADIO AND FLAPS. BECAUSE OF THIS I WENT BACK TO THE HANGAR WHERE I THEN NOTICED THE GASH IN MY PROP. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE PARKING LOT I COULDN'T FIND THE STRUCK TOW BARD. IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER THAT I FOUND OUT THAT THE TOW BAR HAD STRUCK ANOTHER PLANE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY THE OWNER OF A LCL FLYING CLUB. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS SEPARATE FROM THE PROP STRIKE AND DUE TO THAT I NEVER TOOK OFF. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND RESTITUTION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE AGAIN, BOTH AIRPLANES WERE PARKED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.