What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 1/7/94, at 16:08 ast a Dehavilland aircraft, model DHC-3, single engine otter, N888KA, equipped with baistol #7490, amphibian wheel floats, operated by ketchum air service, a certificated FAR 135 operator, landed on rwy 32 at Anchorage int'l airport with the right nose gear retracted. The pilot, thomas c. noble, certificate #517862905, was properly certified, trained and rated in this type aircraft, with a curren class ii medical cert. The pilot and five passengers onboard received no injuries. This investigation revealed no damage to the aircraft or wheel floats. This investigation did reveal the drain to be, located on the bowl where the right nose gear tire rests when retracted, had ice in it and failed to allow the right nose gear to extend. On 1/8/94, at 1100 ast the ice was melted and the water drained into the drain tube. A gear retraction was completed with no mechanical incident. This report and investigation are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 1/7/94, AT 16:08 AST A DEHAVILLAND AIRCRAFT, MODEL DHC-3, SINGLE ENGINE OTTER, N888KA, EQUIPPED WITH BAISTOL #7490, AMPHIBIAN WHEEL FLOATS, OPERATED BY KETCHUM AIR SERVICE, A CERTIFICATED FAR 135 OPERATOR, LANDED ON RWY 32 AT ANCHORAGE INT'L AIRPORT WITH THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT, THOMAS C. NOBLE, CERTIFICATE #517862905, WAS PROPERLY CERTIFIED, TRAINED AND RATED IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT, WITH A CURREN CLASS II MEDICAL CERT. THE PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS ONBOARD RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR WHEEL FLOATS. THIS INVESTIGATION DID REVEAL THE DRAIN TO BE, LOCATED ON THE BOWL WHERE THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR TIRE RESTS WHEN RETRACTED, HAD ICE IN IT AND FAILED TO ALLOW THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. ON 1/8/94, AT 1100 AST THE ICE WAS MELTED AND THE WATER DRAINED INTO THE DRAIN TUBE. A GEAR RETRACTION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO MECHANICAL INCIDENT. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.