Pilot took off with tow bar attached to nose gear and could not get the gear down.

Attributes
ACN	285709
Time
Date	199410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sck airport : tcy
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sck
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 127
ASRS Report	285709
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft departed tracy airport (tcy) with tow bar attached. Gear retracted part way with tow bar lodged in nose gear. Manual efforts to lower gear failed to get the gear down. Contacted sck approach and advised of situation. Aircraft circled approximately 2 hours before contacting sck tower for clearance to land. Contacted NTSB and FAA regarding this matter. Classified as 'incident.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TOOK OFF WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED TO NOSE GEAR AND COULD NOT GET THE GEAR DOWN.

Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED TRACY ARPT (TCY) WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED. GEAR RETRACTED PART WAY WITH TOW BAR LODGED IN NOSE GEAR. MANUAL EFFORTS TO LOWER GEAR FAILED TO GET THE GEAR DOWN. CONTACTED SCK APCH AND ADVISED OF SIT. ACFT CIRCLED APPROX 2 HRS BEFORE CONTACTING SCK TWR FOR CLRNC TO LAND. CONTACTED NTSB AND FAA REGARDING THIS MATTER. CLASSIFIED AS 'INCIDENT.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.