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.
PIC took off from cxl airport with towbar attached to the nose gear. While in route to sna airport realized he had for gotten to remove and stow the towbar from the landing gear. He contacted sna control tower and they confirmed towbar was still attached. PIC landed the aircraft without incident. Minor damage was done to the nose fairing.
As the FAA filed it
PIC TOOK OFF FROM CXL AIRPORT WITH TOWBAR ATTACHED TO THE NOSE GEAR. WHILE IN ROUTE TO SNA AIRPORT REALIZED HE HAD FOR GOTTEN TO REMOVE AND STOW THE TOWBAR FROM THE LANDING GEAR. HE CONTACTED SNA CONTROL TOWER AND THEY CONFIRMED TOWBAR WAS STILL ATTACHED. PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSE FAIRING.