What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on lowering the landing gear the nose gear failed to extend. The pilot landed with the nose gear retracted. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the occupants. Examination of the aircraft disclosed that the nose gear shock strut was deflated (no air pressure). This model aircraft requires air pressure to extend the shock strut fully, in order to engage the nose wheel centering device. Because this device was not engaged the nose gear retracted with the nose wheel not centered and it jammed in the wheel well. Neither the normal nor the emergency hydraulic systems could free it. privacy data omitted There was no pilot deviation. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT WAS DEFLATED (NO AIR PRESSURE). THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT REQUIRES AIR PRESSURE TO EXTEND THE SHOCK STRUT FULLY, IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE NOSE WHEEL CENTERING DEVICE. BECAUSE THIS DEVICE WAS NOT ENGAGED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL NOT CENTERED AND IT JAMMED IN THE WHEEL WELL. NEITHER THE NORMAL NOR THE EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS COULD FREE IT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THERE WAS NO PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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