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C172 pilot taxies for takeoff with towbar attached to nose gear, which causes him to get out of the aircraft while the engine was running, in order to remove it before takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 18v.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 179 flight time type : 179 |
| ASRS Report | 620657 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : observer |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
An air show was to begin in about 1/2 hour. I was told by ground control that I had 2 mins to get into position and take off. In my hurry to comply with ground control, I forgot to remove the towbar from front of plane, and began to taxi. The problem was pointed out to me by people on ground. I compounded the problem by removing the towbar without stopping the engine. I was lucky not to be injured! Lesson learned: do not let anyone or anything cause you to hurry. That's when mistakes happen that can cause bad accidents to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT TAXIES FOR TKOF WITH TOWBAR ATTACHED TO NOSE GEAR, WHICH CAUSES HIM TO GET OUT OF THE ACFT WHILE THE ENG WAS RUNNING, IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT BEFORE TKOF.
Narrative: AN AIR SHOW WAS TO BEGIN IN ABOUT 1/2 HR. I WAS TOLD BY GND CTL THAT I HAD 2 MINS TO GET INTO POS AND TAKE OFF. IN MY HURRY TO COMPLY WITH GND CTL, I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE TOWBAR FROM FRONT OF PLANE, AND BEGAN TO TAXI. THE PROB WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY PEOPLE ON GND. I COMPOUNDED THE PROB BY REMOVING THE TOWBAR WITHOUT STOPPING THE ENG. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE INJURED! LESSON LEARNED: DO NOT LET ANYONE OR ANYTHING CAUSE YOU TO HURRY. THAT'S WHEN MISTAKES HAPPEN THAT CAN CAUSE BAD ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN.
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.