Cpr small transport started to taxi with ground power unit still hooked up to aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	125155
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btr
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	125155
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was distracted by a telephone call which indicated my wife was ill. I was also flying with an inexperienced copilot, and the passenger came up to chat with me just as I was starting an engine. The result was that I started to taxi out with the ground-power unit still attached to the airplane, causing some minor airframe damage. Contributing to the situation was the fact no line personnel had come out to assist the start, and we were late for our departure time. A careful review of the 'before taxi' checklist would have prevented this incident, for which I was dismissed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT STARTED TO TAXI WITH GND POWER UNIT STILL HOOKED UP TO ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS DISTRACTED BY A TELEPHONE CALL WHICH INDICATED MY WIFE WAS ILL. I WAS ALSO FLYING WITH AN INEXPERIENCED COPLT, AND THE PAX CAME UP TO CHAT WITH ME JUST AS I WAS STARTING AN ENGINE. THE RESULT WAS THAT I STARTED TO TAXI OUT WITH THE GND-PWR UNIT STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE, CAUSING SOME MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SITUATION WAS THE FACT NO LINE PERSONNEL HAD COME OUT TO ASSIST THE START, AND WE WERE LATE FOR OUR DEPARTURE TIME. A CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE 'BEFORE TAXI' CHECKLIST WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT, FOR WHICH I WAS DISMISSED.

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.