What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft departed teb to test fly after an annual inspection. PIC checked several items and returned to land rwy 19. On roll out the nose lowered gently right down to the runway. PIC thought the gear had collapsed. An eyewitness stated the nose gear never extended. Aircraft was removed to the million air hangar and jacked. Nose gear doors and wheel well bottom were damaged including the prop. Both tips were curled. The nose gear doors were removed and a gear retraction was performed several times and operated good. The gear indicator lights and warning horn operated satisfactory. No malfunction noted. privacy data omitted Taxiways and ramp were snow covered at the time.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TEB TO TEST FLY AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. PIC CHECKED SEVERAL ITEMS AND RETURNED TO LAND RWY 19. ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE LOWERED GENTLY RIGHT DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. PIC THOUGHT THE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. AN EYEWITNESS STATED THE NOSE GEAR NEVER EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO THE MILLION AIR HANGAR AND JACKED. NOSE GEAR DOORS AND WHEEL WELL BOTTOM WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING THE PROP. BOTH TIPS WERE CURLED. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE REMOVED AND A GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATED GOOD. THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND WARNING HORN OPERATED SATISFACTORY. NO MALFUNCTION NOTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIWAYS AND RAMP WERE SNOW COVERED AT THE TIME.
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