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C172 pilot reported an aborted takeoff because the tow bar was still attached.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1738223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2 Flight Crew Total 111 Flight Crew Type 39 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
After my pre-flight inspection; I towed the aircraft out of the hangar; closed the hangar doors and locked them; then I boarded the aircraft; started up; taxied to the run-up area and did my run-up. At this point nothing altered me that anything was wrong. I then taxied to the runway; lined up; announced my departure; then went to full power/throttle when I heard a loud metallic sound and felt a bump. I immediately withdrew the power and announced my aborted takeoff. I taxied back to the ramp; out of the way; and shut down the aircraft. When I got out I realized I had never removed the tow bar from the nose wheel; then I observed the propeller and noticed that both tips had come into contact with the bar and were damaged. I retrieved the damaged tow bar from the runway and pushed the aircraft back to the hangar with the help of some other pilots on the field. Looking back; I simply should have done another walk around of the aircraft (after the pre-flight inspection) before getting into it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported an aborted takeoff because the tow bar was still attached.
Narrative: After my pre-flight inspection; I towed the aircraft out of the hangar; closed the hangar doors and locked them; then I boarded the aircraft; started up; taxied to the run-up area and did my run-up. At this point nothing altered me that anything was wrong. I then taxied to the runway; lined up; announced my departure; then went to full power/throttle when I heard a loud metallic sound and felt a bump. I immediately withdrew the power and announced my aborted takeoff. I taxied back to the ramp; out of the way; and shut down the aircraft. When I got out I realized I had never removed the tow bar from the nose wheel; then I observed the propeller and noticed that both tips had come into contact with the bar and were damaged. I retrieved the damaged tow bar from the runway and pushed the aircraft back to the hangar with the help of some other pilots on the field. Looking back; I simply should have done another walk around of the aircraft (after the pre-flight inspection) before getting into it.
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.