<< >> NASA ASRS Report 454556, November 1999

Flight crew of a saab SF340 returned to the gate for removal of the tail stand after company operations notified them that the station agent had not removed it after loading the passenger and prior to taxi out.

Attributes
ACN	454556
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	454556
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Following normal start, we received 'all clear' salute from ground agent and taxi clearance from ground control. During taxi, our company operations called and informed us our tail stand was still on the airplane. Ground control cleared us to taxi back. The stand was removed, and we subsequently made a normal takeoff. The removal of the tail stand is the responsibility of the ground agents and its removal is communicated to the flight crew by the 'all clear' salute. Attention to SOP and detail by ground agents would prevent this from recurring.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SAAB SF340 RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR REMOVAL OF THE TAIL STAND AFTER COMPANY OPS NOTIFIED THEM THAT THE STATION AGENT HAD NOT REMOVED IT AFTER LOADING THE PAX AND PRIOR TO TAXI OUT.

Narrative: FOLLOWING NORMAL START, WE RECEIVED 'ALL CLR' SALUTE FROM GND AGENT AND TAXI CLRNC FROM GND CTL. DURING TAXI, OUR COMPANY OPS CALLED AND INFORMED US OUR TAIL STAND WAS STILL ON THE AIRPLANE. GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI BACK. THE STAND WAS REMOVED, AND WE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A NORMAL TKOF. THE REMOVAL OF THE TAIL STAND IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GND AGENTS AND ITS REMOVAL IS COMMUNICATED TO THE FLC BY THE 'ALL CLR' SALUTE. ATTN TO SOP AND DETAIL BY GND AGENTS WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM RECURRING.

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.