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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech T34B · Jacksonville, FL · April 8, 1995

Date: April 8, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Jacksonville International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N20684
Reported as: Beech T34B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 135 total12 in this make and model

N20684Registration cancelled Sep 21, 2006 · Beech D-45S/N BG-10 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech D-45 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot performed preflight and taxied to run up area. Flaps would not operate. Pilot taxied back to hangar. Hand tow bar was used to position aircraft. This was left on aircraft. Following repairs to flaps, pilot and passenger started engine, taxied and departed with the tow bar still on nose gear. Ground personnel noticed and notified ATC. Pilot was advised that the tow bar was still on nose gear. Pilot returned to nas jax and made an uneventful landing with the tow bar attached. Pilot counseled on proper preflight procedures. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AND TAXIED TO RUN UP AREA. FLAPS WOULD NOT OPERATE. PILOT TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR. HAND TOW BAR WAS USED TO POSITION AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS LEFT ON AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING REPAIRS TO FLAPS, PILOT AND PASSENGER STARTED ENGINE, TAXIED AND DEPARTED WITH THE TOW BAR STILL ON NOSE GEAR. GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED AND NOTIFIED ATC. PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TOW BAR WAS STILL ON NOSE GEAR. PILOT RETURNED TO NAS JAX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH THE TOW BAR ATTACHED. PILOT COUNSELED ON PROPER PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N20684 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030118004659AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Robert, LA(-23) The pilot reported to new orleans approach that he had lost power. New orleans approach was attempting to vector the aircraft when it crashed in a field.Jan 18, 2003 · Substantial damage Incident 20010902027679ITouch And Go Landing · Keystone Height, FL(-23) Aircraft landed gear up while performing a touch and go landing at Keystone. Pilot stated that he performed a prelanding check of the gear and called out three down, however the gear warning horn came on just prior to touchdown. The aircraft skidded…Sep 2, 2001 · Minor damage