Pilot being given a cap check out failed to remove the towbar after removing the aircraft from the h...

Attributes
ACN	407401
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : adw
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 1249 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	407401
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Following a thorough preflight by the candidate in the hangar, the candidate and I (check pilot) manually turned the aircraft out of the hanger. While the candidate positioned the aircraft, I went back into the hangar to close the electrically driven door. I returned to the aircraft and found the candidate in the left seat and I boarded the aircraft. Following engine start, clearance was received from ground control (adw) to taxi to intersection E3 on east taxiway for an intersection takeoff on runway 19L. During taxiing, a loud noise was heard and the aircraft was brought to a halt by the pilot. A quick glance to the rear showed something was on the taxiway. The aircraft was taxied clear off the taxiway, per instructions of the ATC and engine shut down to investigate the object. It was found to be the towbar. Upon examination of the propellers it was determined that the propeller had struck the towbar with damage to the tip of the blade. The aircraft was taxied back to the hangar and grounded. 1) failure of the candidate to remove towbar following pulling aircraft from hangar. 2) failure of the PIC (check pilot) to perform final walkaround prior to boarding of aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT BEING GIVEN A CAP CHK OUT FAILED TO REMOVE THE TOWBAR AFTER REMOVING THE ACFT FROM THE HANGAR RESULTING IN THE PROP STRIKING IT DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A THOROUGH PREFLT BY THE CANDIDATE IN THE HANGAR, THE CANDIDATE AND I (CHK PLT) MANUALLY TURNED THE ACFT OUT OF THE HANGER. WHILE THE CANDIDATE POSITIONED THE ACFT, I WENT BACK INTO THE HANGAR TO CLOSE THE ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DOOR. I RETURNED TO THE ACFT AND FOUND THE CANDIDATE IN THE L SEAT AND I BOARDED THE ACFT. FOLLOWING ENG START, CLRNC WAS RECEIVED FROM GND CTL (ADW) TO TAXI TO INTXN E3 ON E TXWY FOR AN INTXN TKOF ON RWY 19L. DURING TAXIING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A HALT BY THE PLT. A QUICK GLANCE TO THE REAR SHOWED SOMETHING WAS ON THE TXWY. THE ACFT WAS TAXIED CLR OFF THE TXWY, PER INSTRUCTIONS OF THE ATC AND ENG SHUT DOWN TO INVESTIGATE THE OBJECT. IT WAS FOUND TO BE THE TOWBAR. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE PROPS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROP HAD STRUCK THE TOWBAR WITH DAMAGE TO THE TIP OF THE BLADE. THE ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR AND GROUNDED. 1) FAILURE OF THE CANDIDATE TO REMOVE TOWBAR FOLLOWING PULLING ACFT FROM HANGAR. 2) FAILURE OF THE PIC (CHK PLT) TO PERFORM FINAL WALKAROUND PRIOR TO BOARDING OF ACFT.

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.

Pilot being given a cap check out failed to remove the towbar after removing the aircraft from the hangar resulting in the propeller striking it during taxi for takeoff.