Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7; Flight Crew Total 2200; Flight Crew Type 40
Time Pressure; Distraction; Other / Unknown; Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Due to time constraints trying to get a final flight in before the check ride; the student rushed his pre-flight and forgot to remove the tow bar on the front of the plane. I failed to notice it. We did an hour and a half of flight to work on is instrument rating. We landed and parked before we noticed the tow bar was still attached. Thankfully there was no damage to the plane or propeller. Contributing factors included early morning flight. Perceived time constraints and the fact that usually the plane is on the line before we fly.
C172 Instructor reported the tow bar still attached to the aircraft nose during the post-flight inspection.