Ground Handling; Towing - Beechcraft Musketeer Sport III A23-19 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section VIII BEECHCRAFT Sport III
Musketeer A23-19, 19A
Handling, Serv- Maint
GROUNO HANDLING
The three-view drawing shows the mm1mum hangar
clearances for a standard airplane . Allowances must be
madefor any special radio antennas and the possibility of
an underinflated nose tire.
TOWING
CAUTION
Extreme care should be used when moving
with power equipment . Should the nose gear
be turned in excess of the red limit marks.
there is a very good possibility the nose gear
steering yoke andj or linkage may be damaged .
One person can move the airplane on a smooth and level
surface, using the hand tow bar furnished with the loose
equipment. Attach the tow bar to the tow lugs on t he nose
gear lower torque knee .
Where movement is restricted , two people can pivot the
airplane on the main wheels . One person should push on
the wing leading edge or hold the wing tip, while the other
operates the tow bar .
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CAUTION
Do not exert force on the propeller or eontroi
surfaces . Do not place weight on the stabilator
to raise the nose wheel. Do not attempt to tow
the airplane backward by the tail tie-down ring .
October 1979