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C172 instructor reported the tow bar still attached to the aircraft nose during the post-flight inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1651178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Due to time constraints trying to get a final flight in before the check ride; the student rushed his pre-flight and forgot to remove the tow bar on the front of the plane. I failed to notice it. We did an hour and a half of flight to work on is instrument rating. We landed and parked before we noticed the tow bar was still attached. Thankfully there was no damage to the plane or propeller. Contributing factors included early morning flight. Perceived time constraints and the fact that usually the plane is on the line before we fly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 Instructor reported the tow bar still attached to the aircraft nose during the post-flight inspection.
Narrative: Due to time constraints trying to get a final flight in before the check ride; the student rushed his pre-flight and forgot to remove the tow bar on the front of the plane. I failed to notice it. We did an hour and a half of flight to work on is instrument rating. We landed and parked before we noticed the tow bar was still attached. Thankfully there was no damage to the plane or propeller. Contributing factors included early morning flight. Perceived time constraints and the fact that usually the plane is on the line before we fly.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.