On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:43:35 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in q0OJd.29738$EG1.8340@attbi_s53::

We went through the prestart checklist, and I engaged the starter only
to hear a loud clunk as the first blade went by. He had left the tow
bar on the front gear leg.

I saw a guy do that once.

Hitting the tow bar may not damage the prop, but it sure would damage
whatever the tow bar hit.

We were fortunate. The tow bar remained attached to the gear leg. I
presume this meant that the cylinder failed to fire in the first 180
degrees of prop rotation.