C172 PILOT USES TOW BAR TO MOVE ACFT AND FORGETS TO REMOVE IT PRIOR TO FLIGHT. DISCOVERED ON LANDING; NO DAMAGE OCCURS.

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ON THE MORNING OF OCT/XA/08; I PREPARED FOR A VFR FLT OUT OF ZZZ. I BEGAN MY PREPARATION OF THE ACFT INSIDE THE ACFT HANGAR AT XA00 AM. I PERFORMED A COMPLETE PREFLT INSPECTION INSIDE THE HANGAR DUE TO COLD WX AND IN ORDER TO USE THE HANGAR'S INTERIOR LIGHTS AS IT WAS VERY DARK OUTSIDE. AFTER DOING SO; I OPENED THE HANGAR DOOR AND MANUALLY TOWED THE ACFT STRAIGHT OUT OF THE HANGAR USING THE ATTACHABLE NOSEWHEEL TOWBAR WITH THE AIDE OF A FRIEND NEARBY. I HAD TO RETURN TO THE HANGAR TO CLOSE ITS LARGE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE; THEN WALK OUTSIDE ANOTHER DOOR TO RETURN TO THE ACFT. THE SUN HAD NOT RISEN YET AND IT WAS STILL VERY DARK OUTSIDE. I HAD BEEN DISTR BY THIS ACTION; AND IN ADDITION TO THE DARKNESS WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING THE TOWBAR AS I APCHED THE ACFT FROM THE REAR AND ENTER IT; I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE TOWBAR. I TOOK OFF FROM ZZZ AND LANDED THE ACFT IN ZZZ1 WITHOUT INCIDENT TO ANY ACFT OR ANYTHING ELSE. I REALIZED THE TOWBAR WAS ATTACHED TO THE NOSEWHEEL UPON LNDG IN ZZZ1. NO ACFT; PERSONS; OR PROPERTY WERE DAMAGED OR HURT DUE TO THE EVENT.