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Pilot of an small aircraft twin engine aircraft forgot to disconnect the nosewheel tow bar and subsequently made 2 lndgs before the tow bar fell off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cak |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 244941 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Preflight check was altered by putting tractor away and not removing tow bar. Taxi and takeoff and lndgs (2) with tow bar on nosewheel. Controller said he noticed something trailing nosewheel, but didn't take time to inform pilot. Pilot made 2 touch-and-go's with tow bar on nosewheel. On second landing, tow bar came off. Another aircraft reported bar on runway. No damage to aircraft. No event or accident. Too much in a hurry and change in preflight. Should have landed on first landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA TWIN ENG ACFT FORGOT TO DISCONNECT THE NOSEWHEEL TOW BAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE 2 LNDGS BEFORE THE TOW BAR FELL OFF.
Narrative: PREFLT CHK WAS ALTERED BY PUTTING TRACTOR AWAY AND NOT REMOVING TOW BAR. TAXI AND TKOF AND LNDGS (2) WITH TOW BAR ON NOSEWHEEL. CTLR SAID HE NOTICED SOMETHING TRAILING NOSEWHEEL, BUT DIDN'T TAKE TIME TO INFORM PLT. PLT MADE 2 TOUCH-AND-GO'S WITH TOW BAR ON NOSEWHEEL. ON SECOND LNDG, TOW BAR CAME OFF. ANOTHER ACFT RPTED BAR ON RWY. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. NO EVENT OR ACCIDENT. TOO MUCH IN A HURRY AND CHANGE IN PREFLT. SHOULD HAVE LANDED ON FIRST LNDG.
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.