Narrative:

Crew did preflight in hangar. Sic used tug and tow bar to remove aircraft from hangar. When sic disconnected tug from tow bar he received a cell phone call. After the interruption, he neglected to remove the tow bar from aircraft. As PIC, I did not walk around the front of the airplane before departure. Taxi and takeoff were normal, after rotation the airplane yawed hard to the right. After recovery I did not make any confign changes to the airplane. Landing gear down and flaps at takeoff setting. We proceeded to the nearest airport with crash fire rescue equipment equipment and landed without incidence. No damage was done to the airplane. Supplemental information from acn 576378: regained control, called fort wayne departure, requested emergency assistance. Proceeded to fwa, landed without incidence on runway 23. Aircraft was inspected by local maintenance facility. No damage found.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B200 FLT CREW DEPARTS AND LANDS WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED.

Narrative: CREW DID PREFLT IN HANGAR. SIC USED TUG AND TOW BAR TO REMOVE ACFT FROM HANGAR. WHEN SIC DISCONNECTED TUG FROM TOW BAR HE RECEIVED A CELL PHONE CALL. AFTER THE INTERRUPTION, HE NEGLECTED TO REMOVE THE TOW BAR FROM ACFT. AS PIC, I DID NOT WALK AROUND THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE BEFORE DEP. TAXI AND TKOF WERE NORMAL, AFTER ROTATION THE AIRPLANE YAWED HARD TO THE R. AFTER RECOVERY I DID NOT MAKE ANY CONFIGN CHANGES TO THE AIRPLANE. LNDG GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AT TKOF SETTING. WE PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST ARPT WITH CFR EQUIP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRPLANE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 576378: REGAINED CTL, CALLED FORT WAYNE DEP, REQUESTED EMER ASSISTANCE. PROCEEDED TO FWA, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE ON RWY 23. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY LCL MAINT FACILITY. NO DAMAGE FOUND.

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.