Flight with tow bar still attached to nosewheel.

Attributes
ACN	298622
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ump airport : ord
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord tower : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	298622
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off from ump with tow bar still attached to the nosewheel. Flew to ord uneventfully with no unusual indications after turn off from runway, I was notified by ground controller that tow bar was attached. Taxied to a runup pad where tow bar was removed. Upon inspection, no damage to aircraft was observed other than a scraped but serviceable tow bar. In trying to get passenger to ord on time to make a flight, forgot to check twice to confirm tow bar removed. Also was preoccupied with inspecting nose gear for kink in left nosewheel steering mechanism. Incident was very embarrassing but fortunately uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT WITH TOW BAR STILL ATTACHED TO NOSEWHEEL.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM UMP WITH TOW BAR STILL ATTACHED TO THE NOSEWHEEL. FLEW TO ORD UNEVENTFULLY WITH NO UNUSUAL INDICATIONS AFTER TURN OFF FROM RWY, I WAS NOTIFIED BY GND CTLR THAT TOW BAR WAS ATTACHED. TAXIED TO A RUNUP PAD WHERE TOW BAR WAS REMOVED. UPON INSPECTION, NO DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS OBSERVED OTHER THAN A SCRAPED BUT SERVICEABLE TOW BAR. IN TRYING TO GET PAX TO ORD ON TIME TO MAKE A FLT, FORGOT TO CHK TWICE TO CONFIRM TOW BAR REMOVED. ALSO WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH INSPECTING NOSE GEAR FOR KINK IN L NOSEWHEEL STEERING MECHANISM. INCIDENT WAS VERY EMBARRASSING BUT FORTUNATELY UNEVENTFUL.

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.