ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243798
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| Date: | Saturday 10 October 2020 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3445Q |
| MSN: | 32R-7780312 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Kimberling Airport (MO64), Kimberling City, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kimberling City, MO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he moved the airplane out of the hangar using a tow bar and his personal vehicle. The pilot added that he did not remove the tow bar from the airplane. The pilot and passenger then departed on a cross-country flight. Witnesses at the airport notified the pilot by radio that the tow bar was still attached. The plot then entered the traffic pattern to land at the airport. During the approach the tow bar, which was hanging from the airplane's nose wheel, impacted and got entangled in trees. The airplane then impacted ground objects and terrain. A post-crash fire ensued and destroyed the airplane. The pilot added that he did not know why he got so low on the approach to the airport.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in his inadvertent departure with the tow bar connected to the nose wheel, and the low approach while returning to the airport, which allowed the tow bar to contact trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA014
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2020 21:31 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Oct-2020 21:50 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Oct-2020 09:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:41 | aaronwk | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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