They don't always turn out this well... but we felt that it behooved us to mention that an all too easy mistake to make (leaving the towbar attached to your aircraft), still continues to be made with great regularity. We don't wish to embarrass anyone with this note (and in fact, I regret to say that I started taxiing once several years ago, with a towbar still attached to the front of a Cessna... whereupon, the scraping noise gave it away, thank God. BUT, when this happens, it means one simple thing, that your pre-flight wasn't good enough. Let's ALL be doubly vigilant against this sort of memory and judgement lapse... --Jim Campbell, ANN E-I-C)

** Report created 9/14/2007 Record 11 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7915Y Make/Model: PA30 Description: PA-30/39 Twin Comanche, Twin Comanche CR
Date: 09/12/2007 Time: 2137

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: EVERETT State: WA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, EVERETT, WA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: 2153Z VRB03KT 8SM CLR 18/11 A2999

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: SEATTLE, WA (NM01) Entry date: 09/13/2007

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