What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Sunday, October 29, 1995, private pilot, florence l. washburn, sole occupant of the aircraft, flew nonstop from rostraver/monongahela airport (P53) in Pennsylvania to Greensboro airport (gso) in north carolina. This was a planned stop for the night. The weather was clear and the flight was normal through the takeoff, enroute, descent and approach phases. Upon approach into gso, MS. Washburn put the landing gear handle down and observed a green down-lock light. This aircraft is equipped with a single green down-lock light. She continued her approach until touchdown, she noticed an unusual noise and vibration at which time she pulled back on the yoke and held the nose gear off as long as possible. As the speed slowed she finally had to let the nose down at which time the prop struck the runway and the aircraft skidded 30 feet to a stop on a partially extended nose gear. Even after coming to a stop on the runway, the landing gear down-lock green light was still lit. The prop sustained major damage and stopped immediately but the airframe damage was minimal with only the nose gear scissors, nose gear doors, exhaust fairing, and exhaust pipe receiving damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1995, PRIVATE PILOT, FLORENCE L. WASHBURN, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, FLEW NONSTOP FROM ROSTRAVER/MONONGAHELA AIRPORT (P53) IN PENNSYLVANIA TO GREENSBORO AIRPORT (GSO) IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WAS A PLANNED STOP FOR THE NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL THROUGH THE TAKEOFF, ENROUTE, DESCENT AND APPROACH PHASES. UPON APPROACH INTO GSO, MS. WASHBURN PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND OBSERVED A GREEN DOWN-LOCK LIGHT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE GREEN DOWN-LOCK LIGHT. SHE CONTINUED HER APPROACH UNTIL TOUCHDOWN, SHE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND VIBRATION AT WHICH TIME SHE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND HELD THE NOSE GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AS THE SPEED SLOWED SHE FINALLY HAD TO LET THE NOSE DOWN AT WHICH TIME THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 30 FEET TO A STOP ON A PARTIALLY EXTENDED NOSE GEAR. EVEN AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR DOWN-LOCK GREEN LIGHT WAS STILL LIT. THE PROP SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY BUT THE AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL WITH ONLY THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, EXHAUST FAIRING, AND EXHAUST PIPE RECEIVING DAMAGE.
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