<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1602727, December 2018

Twin turboprop pilot reported leaving the tail-stand on during preflight and flew to destination with it still attached to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	1602727
Time
Date	201812
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	OMA.Airport
State Reference	NE
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I blocked out flew back to base with the tailstand attached to my [aircraft]. The checklist alone didn't help because I was quite certain that I had removed it! I must have been thinking of one of the previous 18 times that week. I tried to submit a report that night; but I was unable to log in. I then sent [personnel] an immediate e-mail describing the event.after blocking in at the ramp in omaha; I climbed out of the airplane and that's when I saw the stand still in place. I'm at a loss to see how this happened - oddly enough I felt especially rested so if it was fatigue related; it was awfully insidious. I was also early and was making a point of taking my time! I have dwelled on it and there are a couple of contributing factors; and I do have a couple of ideas for improvement:

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Twin turboprop pilot reported leaving the tail-stand on during preflight and flew to destination with it still attached to the aircraft.

Narrative: I blocked out flew back to base with the tailstand attached to my [aircraft]. The checklist alone didn't help because I was quite certain that I had removed it! I must have been thinking of one of the previous 18 times that week. I tried to submit a report that night; but I was unable to log in. I then sent [personnel] an immediate e-mail describing the event.After blocking in at the ramp in Omaha; I climbed out of the airplane and that's when I saw the stand still in place. I'm at a loss to see how this happened - oddly enough I felt especially rested so if it was fatigue related; it was awfully insidious. I was also early and was making a point of taking my time! I have dwelled on it and there are a couple of contributing factors; and I do have a couple of ideas for improvement:

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.