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Excited at having passed his CFI check ride; C172RG pilot fails to remove tow bar from nosewheel prior to takeoff. Airport operations personnel find it off the side of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 799385 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 293 flight time type : 291 |
| ASRS Report | 799385 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I went to ZZZ to take a CFI check ride; and after passing the check ride I went back to the plane for preflight. After doing a walkaround; I got in and taxied. On takeoff when I rotated; there was a slight thud then everything was normal. When I got back to ZZZ1; I could not find the tow bar and it made sense that I didn't do a thorough preflight and left it attached to the nosewheel. I immediately called ZZZ tower and told them so they could sweep the runway and soon after they called me back said they found it off to the side of the runway. I went and picked it up and nothing else was said about it. I guess I was caught up in the excitement of being a new CFI and was wanting to get home to tell my friends and I rushed the preflight. Lesson learned on actually thinking about what I'm looking at instead of going through the motions; and an additional walkaround will now be a part of my preflts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXCITED AT HAVING PASSED HIS CFI CHECK RIDE; C172RG PLT FAILS TO REMOVE TOW BAR FROM NOSEWHEEL PRIOR TO TKOF. ARPT OPS PERSONNEL FIND IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.
Narrative: I WENT TO ZZZ TO TAKE A CFI CHK RIDE; AND AFTER PASSING THE CHK RIDE I WENT BACK TO THE PLANE FOR PREFLT. AFTER DOING A WALKAROUND; I GOT IN AND TAXIED. ON TKOF WHEN I ROTATED; THERE WAS A SLIGHT THUD THEN EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WHEN I GOT BACK TO ZZZ1; I COULD NOT FIND THE TOW BAR AND IT MADE SENSE THAT I DIDN'T DO A THOROUGH PREFLT AND LEFT IT ATTACHED TO THE NOSEWHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ZZZ TWR AND TOLD THEM SO THEY COULD SWEEP THE RWY AND SOON AFTER THEY CALLED ME BACK SAID THEY FOUND IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY. I WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID ABOUT IT. I GUESS I WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING A NEW CFI AND WAS WANTING TO GET HOME TO TELL MY FRIENDS AND I RUSHED THE PREFLT. LESSON LEARNED ON ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS; AND AN ADDITIONAL WALKAROUND WILL NOW BE A PART OF MY PREFLTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.