From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Small tow bar was left attached, after a pre-flight inspection was completed in hangar. Pilot was notified tow bar was still attached after takeoff, pilot flew to open field and cycled the landing gear, the tow bar dropped off and was recovered. Damage to aricraft gear doors was minor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SMALL TOW BAR WAS LEFT ATTACHED, AFTER A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IN HANGAR. PILOT WAS NOTIFIED TOW BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT FLEW TO OPEN FIELD AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, THE TOW BAR DROPPED OFF AND WAS RECOVERED. DAMAGE TO ARICRAFT GEAR DOORS WAS MINOR.