What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: history of flight: on January 11, 1995 at 1510 CST, a Cessna 210, N7481E operated by william f. smith a commercial pilot incurred failure of the nose landing gear to extend during landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. There were no injuries to the pilot or three passengers during the landing. The flight originated at the Springdale, AR airport and the flight was local. Damage to aircraft: the aircraft incurred minor damage confined to the nose landing gear doors. Test and research: visual inspection of the nose landing gear actuation mechanism revealed the nose gear up lock linkage to the up lock mechanism had separated due to a missing split pin. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 11, 1995 AT 1510 CST, A CESSNA 210, N7481E OPERATED BY WILLIAM F. SMITH A COMMERCIAL PILOT INCURRED FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND DURING LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS DURING THE LANDING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SPRINGDALE, AR AIRPORT AND THE FLIGHT WAS LOCAL. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATION MECHANISM REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK LINKAGE TO THE UP LOCK MECHANISM HAD SEPARATED DUE TO A MISSING SPLIT PIN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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