<< >> NASA ASRS Report 533275, December 2001

Bn-2AMK III trislander cargo pilot left tail stand attached during taxi out resulting in unicom operator alerting him to the error.

Attributes
ACN	533275
Time
Date	200112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwt.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	BN-2A Mk. III/Trislander
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1930 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	533275
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Accidentally left tail stand in place and taxied out to runway. Unicom called and told me, so I shut down and removed and stowed the tail stand. Landed in pwt around XB00. A quick turn then to bfi. Normally, I don't put the tail stand in since we just add a few boxes in the front. This time, I put it in expecting a greater load. Contributing factor was a break in routine (putting the stand in place). Also, a quick turn and choosing not to take one last walkaround the plane. To prevent recurrence, must take time to walk around even on a quick turn before entering flight deck. The time pressures are only perceived to be there. There is always time for thoroughness and safety. Fixed problem: put cotter pin with red streamers so tail stand is more noticeable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BN-2AMK III TRISLANDER CARGO PLT LEFT TAIL STAND ATTACHED DURING TAXI OUT RESULTING IN UNICOM OPERATOR ALERTING HIM TO THE ERROR.

Narrative: ACCIDENTALLY LEFT TAIL STAND IN PLACE AND TAXIED OUT TO RWY. UNICOM CALLED AND TOLD ME, SO I SHUT DOWN AND REMOVED AND STOWED THE TAIL STAND. LANDED IN PWT AROUND XB00. A QUICK TURN THEN TO BFI. NORMALLY, I DON'T PUT THE TAIL STAND IN SINCE WE JUST ADD A FEW BOXES IN THE FRONT. THIS TIME, I PUT IT IN EXPECTING A GREATER LOAD. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A BREAK IN ROUTINE (PUTTING THE STAND IN PLACE). ALSO, A QUICK TURN AND CHOOSING NOT TO TAKE ONE LAST WALKAROUND THE PLANE. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, MUST TAKE TIME TO WALK AROUND EVEN ON A QUICK TURN BEFORE ENTERING FLT DECK. THE TIME PRESSURES ARE ONLY PERCEIVED TO BE THERE. THERE IS ALWAYS TIME FOR THOROUGHNESS AND SAFETY. FIXED PROB: PUT COTTER PIN WITH RED STREAMERS SO TAIL STAND IS MORE NOTICEABLE.

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.