What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: owner/pilot had picked up aircraft at maintenance facility following replacement of damaged (left) wing tip fuel tank. After departure at gear retraction, the pilot heard loud noise in nose area. Landing gear indicated unsafe. Pilot contacted Portland (pwm) ATC and advised of problem, requested landing at pwm. Pilot landed aircraft with faulty nose gear while he still had inexcess of 3.5 hours fuel on board. Nose gear collapsed in landing. Both engines were operating at time, causing all prop blades to strike runway. Damage to nose, nose gear assembly, props and engines. Aircraft towed from runway. No injuries. privacy data omitted Cargo (old fuel tank) was not secured in passenger compartment. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: OWNER/PILOT HAD PICKED UP AIRCRAFT AT MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED (LEFT) WING TIP FUEL TANK. AFTER DEPARTURE AT GEAR RETRACTION, THE PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE IN NOSE AREA. LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. PILOT CONTACTED PORTLAND (PWM) ATC AND ADVISED OF PROBLEM, REQUESTED LANDING AT PWM. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH FAULTY NOSE GEAR WHILE HE STILL HAD INEXCESS OF 3.5 HOURS FUEL ON BOARD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN LANDING. BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATING AT TIME, CAUSING ALL PROP BLADES TO STRIKE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSE, NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, PROPS AND ENGINES. AIRCRAFT TOWED FROM RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CARGO (OLD FUEL TANK) WAS NOT SECURED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^