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FAA incident report · Aviat A-1B · Hillsboro, OR · January 30, 2014

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Date
January 30, 2014 · 10:08 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Portland-Hillsboro
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N86BK
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,653 total116 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N86BKRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2041 · Built 1999Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported taking off in this amphibious float plane from pearson field, WA for Hillsboro, OR, with no passengers. He said he moved the airplane out of the hangar using the large STC provided float tow bar, which is about 8 feet long each leg with a trailer hitch type fitting at the center. Pilot reported he did not notice the tow bar was still attached during preflight, and departed pearson field with tow bar pushing in front of airplane. He flew to hio without further incident, and Hillsboro tower notified pilot that it appeared a tow bar was hanging from his floats when he entered pattern. Pilot was not aware that the tow bar was attached at that time. Emergency equipment was dispatched but airplane landed with out damage or injury to pilot. Tow bar separated from floats on runway 2 at hio, and was found on the runway by emergency response personnel. Damage to float landing gear attach points found, and debris contacted propeller while running on runway, leaving large divot in leading edge of one blade. Engine tear down required by airworthiness directive in follow up due to propeller strike.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED TAKING OFF IN THIS AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT PLANE FROM PEARSON FIELD, WA FOR HILLSBORO, OR, WITH NO PASSENGERS. HE SAID HE MOVED THE AIRPLANE OUT OF THE HANGAR USING THE LARGE STC PROVIDED FLOAT TOW BAR, WHICH IS ABOUT 8 FEET LONG EACH LEG WITH A TRAILER HITCH TYPE FITTING AT THE CENTER. PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT NOTICE THE TOW BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED DURING PREFLIGHT, AND DEPARTED PEARSON FIELD WITH TOW BAR PUSHING IN FRONT OF AIRPLANE. HE FLEW TO HIO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND HILLSBORO TOWER NOTIFIED PILOT THAT IT APPEARED A TOW BAR WAS HANGING FROM HIS FLOATS WHEN HE ENTERED PATTERN. PILOT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE TOW BAR WAS ATTACHED AT THAT TIME. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED BUT AIRPLANE LANDED WITH OUT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PILOT. TOW BAR SEPARATED FROM FLOATS ON RUNWAY 2 AT HIO, AND WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL. DAMAGE TO FLOAT LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS FOUND, AND DEBRIS CONTACTED PROPELLER WHILE RUNNING ON RUNWAY, LEAVING LARGE DIVOT IN LEADING EDGE OF ONE BLADE. ENGINE TEAR DOWN REQUIRED BY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE IN FOLLOW UP DUE TO PROPELLER STRIKE.