Narrative:

Upon arrival at ZZZ; we were informed by ground personnel that the tail stand was still attached to the aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 785999: before start checklist was complete; first officer was waiting for passenger count and cargo weights. Aircraft equipped with GPS and I was explaining the different functions to the first officer (who just recently completed IOE). The #2 engine was started; the passenger count came in but we were still waiting on cargo; so I continued discussion of the GPS. The cargo weights came in; we completed the paperwork and started #1. When we came to the tail stand portion of the after start checklist; I couldn't remember if I saw the tail stand or not. I gave the signal for tail stand to the ground crew; he returned with a parking 'T' with the wands; I flashed the taxi light for taxi; and he marshalled me out. Upon arrival at destination; the ground crew noticed the tail stand was still attached as I parked the aircraft. We inspected the aircraft; found no visible damage. I wrote it up in the aml and contacted maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATR72 FLT CREW ARRIVES AT DESTINATION ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY FLEW THE TRIP WITH THE TAIL STAND STILL INSTALLED.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT ZZZ; WE WERE INFORMED BY GND PERSONNEL THAT THE TAIL STAND WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 785999: BEFORE START CHKLIST WAS COMPLETE; FO WAS WAITING FOR PAX COUNT AND CARGO WTS. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH GPS AND I WAS EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS TO THE FO (WHO JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED IOE). THE #2 ENG WAS STARTED; THE PAX COUNT CAME IN BUT WE WERE STILL WAITING ON CARGO; SO I CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF THE GPS. THE CARGO WTS CAME IN; WE COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK AND STARTED #1. WHEN WE CAME TO THE TAIL STAND PORTION OF THE AFTER START CHKLIST; I COULDN'T REMEMBER IF I SAW THE TAIL STAND OR NOT. I GAVE THE SIGNAL FOR TAIL STAND TO THE GND CREW; HE RETURNED WITH A PARKING 'T' WITH THE WANDS; I FLASHED THE TAXI LIGHT FOR TAXI; AND HE MARSHALLED ME OUT. UPON ARR AT DEST; THE GND CREW NOTICED THE TAIL STAND WAS STILL ATTACHED AS I PARKED THE ACFT. WE INSPECTED THE ACFT; FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. I WROTE IT UP IN THE AML AND CONTACTED MAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.