Takeoff with tow bar attached.

Attributes
ACN	161413
Time
Date	199010
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 350
ASRS Report	161413
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Using new tow bar on aircraft, left on plane (excited about flight today) on takeoff. Noticed after takeoff and gear retracted. Unable to completely lower (front) nose gear on landing (attempted several gear extension-retraction cycles). Prb fire department notified. Landed relatively smoothly with minimal amount of damage. Propeller edge nicked one on left, one on right. Gear doors' edges slightly bent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED.

Narrative: USING NEW TOW BAR ON ACFT, LEFT ON PLANE (EXCITED ABOUT FLT TODAY) ON TKOF. NOTICED AFTER TKOF AND GEAR RETRACTED. UNABLE TO COMPLETELY LOWER (FRONT) NOSE GEAR ON LNDG (ATTEMPTED SEVERAL GEAR EXTENSION-RETRACTION CYCLES). PRB FIRE DEPT NOTIFIED. LANDED RELATIVELY SMOOTHLY WITH MINIMAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. PROP EDGE NICKED ONE ON LEFT, ONE ON RIGHT. GEAR DOORS' EDGES SLIGHTLY BENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.