Tail stand (pole) in place for loading aircraft was left on tail during flight.

Attributes
ACN	328688
Time
Date	199602
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bff
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	SA-226 TC Metro II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1890 flight time type : 790
ASRS Report	328688
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was between scottsbluff, northeast, and denver international. Upon landing in denver, we noticed the tail stand was left on the tail during the previous flight from scottsbluff to denver. The tail stand was removed and the following flight resumed without incident. 'Tail stand check' will be added to my before starting engine checklist. Pilot fatigue may have been a contributing factor coupled with the dark ramp at scottsbluff not allowing you to see the tail as you get in the plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL STAND (POLE) IN PLACE FOR LOADING ACFT WAS LEFT ON TAIL DURING FLT.

Narrative: FLT WAS BTWN SCOTTSBLUFF, NE, AND DENVER INTL. UPON LNDG IN DENVER, WE NOTICED THE TAIL STAND WAS LEFT ON THE TAIL DURING THE PREVIOUS FLT FROM SCOTTSBLUFF TO DENVER. THE TAIL STAND WAS REMOVED AND THE FOLLOWING FLT RESUMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. 'TAIL STAND CHK' WILL BE ADDED TO MY BEFORE STARTING ENG CHKLIST. PLT FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR COUPLED WITH THE DARK RAMP AT SCOTTSBLUFF NOT ALLOWING YOU TO SEE THE TAIL AS YOU GET IN THE PLANE.

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.