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FAA incident report · Beech A23-24 · Phoenix, AZ · May 27, 2004

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Date
May 27, 2004 · 09:07 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5974S
Reported as
Beech A2324
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
207 total35 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N5974SRegistered now · Beech A23-24S/N MA-57 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech A23-24Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft battery failed to start the aircraft. Pilot attempted to charge battery unsuccessfully. Pilot then jump started the aircraft successfully and failed to remove the tow bar after engine start. Pilot was informed by the dvt tower after takeoff that the tow bar was attached to the nose gear. Aircraft returned and landed at dvt. Upon landing, the tow bar struck the propeller causing a nick in the propeller. An attempt was made to repair the propeller, but the propeller was found to be out of limits after the repair.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT BATTERY FAILED TO START THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE BATTERY UNSUCCESSFULLY. PILOT THEN JUMP STARTED THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY AND FAILED TO REMOVE THE TOW BAR AFTER ENGINE START. PILOT WAS INFORMED BY THE DVT TOWER AFTER TAKEOFF THAT THE TOW BAR WAS ATTACHED TO THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT DVT. UPON LANDING, THE TOW BAR STRUCK THE PROPELLER CAUSING A NICK IN THE PROPELLER. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REPAIR THE PROPELLER, BUT THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AFTER THE REPAIR.