What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman stated that after he preflighted a/c, he went into the ops hanger to file his flight plan. When he returned, he took off (night) and was unable to retract the landing gear. After landing, in which minor damage was sustained when left prop contacted runway light, it was found that the tow bar was still connected to the nose gear assembly. It was later determined that a flight nurse hooked the tow bar to the a/c to move it slightly and afterwards, forgot to remove the tow bar from the a/c. this was taking place as the pilot filed his flight plan. After speaking with the poi,privacy data omittedit was determined that the pilot was given 2 weeks off w/o pay, and made to attend CRM and additional training classes.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT AFTER HE PREFLIGHTED A/C, HE WENT INTO THE OPS HANGER TO FILE HIS FLIGHT PLAN. WHEN HE RETURNED, HE TOOK OFF (NIGHT) AND WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER LANDING, IN WHICH MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED WHEN LEFT PROP CONTACTED RUNWAY LIGHT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TOW BAR WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A FLIGHT NURSE HOOKED THE TOW BAR TO THE A/C TO MOVE IT SLIGHTLY AND AFTERWARDS, FORGOT TO REMOVE THE TOW BAR FROM THE A/C. THIS WAS TAKING PLACE AS THE PILOT FILED HIS FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE POI,^PRIVACY DA^IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT WAS GIVEN 2 WEEKS OFF W/O PAY, AND MADE TO ATTEND CRM AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING CLASSES.