B200 flight crew departs and lands with tow bar attached.

Attributes
ACN	576526
Time
Date	200303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : pushback
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12400 flight time type : 4600
ASRS Report	576526
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	576378
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Crew did preflight in hangar. Sic used tug and tow bar to remove aircraft from hangar. When sic disconnected tug from tow bar he received a cell phone call. After the interruption, he neglected to remove the tow bar from aircraft. As PIC, I did not walk around the front of the airplane before departure. Taxi and takeoff were normal, after rotation the airplane yawed hard to the right. After recovery I did not make any confign changes to the airplane. Landing gear down and flaps at takeoff setting. We proceeded to the nearest airport with crash fire rescue equipment equipment and landed without incidence. No damage was done to the airplane. Supplemental information from acn 576378: regained control, called fort wayne departure, requested emergency assistance. Proceeded to fwa, landed without incidence on runway 23. Aircraft was inspected by local maintenance facility. No damage found.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B200 FLT CREW DEPARTS AND LANDS WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED.

Narrative: CREW DID PREFLT IN HANGAR. SIC USED TUG AND TOW BAR TO REMOVE ACFT FROM HANGAR. WHEN SIC DISCONNECTED TUG FROM TOW BAR HE RECEIVED A CELL PHONE CALL. AFTER THE INTERRUPTION, HE NEGLECTED TO REMOVE THE TOW BAR FROM ACFT. AS PIC, I DID NOT WALK AROUND THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE BEFORE DEP. TAXI AND TKOF WERE NORMAL, AFTER ROTATION THE AIRPLANE YAWED HARD TO THE R. AFTER RECOVERY I DID NOT MAKE ANY CONFIGN CHANGES TO THE AIRPLANE. LNDG GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AT TKOF SETTING. WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST ARPT WITH CFR EQUIP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRPLANE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 576378: REGAINED CTL, CALLED FORT WAYNE DEP, REQUESTED EMER ASSISTANCE. PROCEEDED TO FWA, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE ON RWY 23. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY LCL MAINT FACILITY. NO DAMAGE FOUND.

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.