Preflight oversight. Aircraft slightly damaged.

Attributes
ACN	295111
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	295111
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft was being pulled from the hangar by the FBO. I was the wing walker. When it was out, I got in and closed the cabin door to taxi to the gate. The first officer asked if I had pulled the gear pins. I had not, but said we could pull them at the gate. I had forgotten about the 'C-clamp' that was installed on the nose gear that makes the nosewheel steering inoperative. When I started to taxi, the nose did not respond to tiller inputs. This sometimes happens when 'C-clamp' isn't installed and the tiller hasn't slid down the shaft far enough to engage. I thought this was my problem. The nose gear free castered 180 degrees and broke the wires off the nose mounted taxi light. The local mechanic secured the broken wire. The flight was delayed 40 min, but did depart for cvc. We flew this aircraft 3 legs with no further troubles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PREFLT OVERSIGHT. ACFT SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS BEING PULLED FROM THE HANGAR BY THE FBO. I WAS THE WING WALKER. WHEN IT WAS OUT, I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE CABIN DOOR TO TAXI TO THE GATE. THE FO ASKED IF I HAD PULLED THE GEAR PINS. I HAD NOT, BUT SAID WE COULD PULL THEM AT THE GATE. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE 'C-CLAMP' THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE NOSE GEAR THAT MAKES THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING INOP. WHEN I STARTED TO TAXI, THE NOSE DID NOT RESPOND TO TILLER INPUTS. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN 'C-CLAMP' ISN'T INSTALLED AND THE TILLER HASN'T SLID DOWN THE SHAFT FAR ENOUGH TO ENGAGE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY PROB. THE NOSE GEAR FREE CASTERED 180 DEGS AND BROKE THE WIRES OFF THE NOSE MOUNTED TAXI LIGHT. THE LCL MECH SECURED THE BROKEN WIRE. THE FLT WAS DELAYED 40 MIN, BUT DID DEPART FOR CVC. WE FLEW THIS ACFT 3 LEGS WITH NO FURTHER TROUBLES.

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.