Flight crew of an small transport twin engine turboprop aircraft inadvertently took off with the tailstand still attached which subsequently fell off without damage to the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	266466
Time
Date	199403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ogg
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	266466
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On mar/xx/94 flight departed kahului, maui, to hana, maui, with tailstand still attached to the airplane. It was missed by both myself and ramp personnel. Before boarding the airplane I noticed the first officer getting clearance to hana, maui. Ramp agent closed the airstart door. After engine startup and battery disconnect, the ramp agent didn't notice tailstand still attached. During departure another commuter aircraft contacted maui tower to notify us of the problem. We were over the departure end of runway 23. The decision was made to continue the flight rather than return to kahului, maui. We remained offshore and noticed no indication of any problem. We lost the tailstand somewhere between kahului and hana, maui. The problem arose by both myself and ramp agent not noticing tailstand. We should have followed company procedure and had the first officer check everything out before departing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMT TWIN ENG TURBOPROP ACFT INADVERTENTLY TOOK OFF WITH THE TAILSTAND STILL ATTACHED WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FELL OFF WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: ON MAR/XX/94 FLT DEPARTED KAHULUI, MAUI, TO HANA, MAUI, WITH TAILSTAND STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE. IT WAS MISSED BY BOTH MYSELF AND RAMP PERSONNEL. BEFORE BOARDING THE AIRPLANE I NOTICED THE FO GETTING CLRNC TO HANA, MAUI. RAMP AGENT CLOSED THE AIRSTART DOOR. AFTER ENG STARTUP AND BATTERY DISCONNECT, THE RAMP AGENT DIDN'T NOTICE TAILSTAND STILL ATTACHED. DURING DEP ANOTHER COMMUTER ACFT CONTACTED MAUI TWR TO NOTIFY US OF THE PROB. WE WERE OVER THE DEP END OF RWY 23. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE THE FLT RATHER THAN RETURN TO KAHULUI, MAUI. WE REMAINED OFFSHORE AND NOTICED NO INDICATION OF ANY PROB. WE LOST THE TAILSTAND SOMEWHERE BTWN KAHULUI AND HANA, MAUI. THE PROB AROSE BY BOTH MYSELF AND RAMP AGENT NOT NOTICING TAILSTAND. WE SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED COMPANY PROC AND HAD THE FO CHK EVERYTHING OUT BEFORE DEPARTING.

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.