What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: -on 11-07-95, a Cessna model-340 aircraft experienced a nose gear up landing, at the Paducah reg. Airport, KY (pah). The aircraft was being operated on a FAR 91 flight by gary eelman in the Paducah, KY area. --the pilot stated after about a 45 minute flight. He prepared for landing and when extending the landing gear there was a loud bang. He could see through the inspection mirror, that the nose landing gear had not extended. The pilot performed emergency landing gear extension procedures to no avail. He declared inflight emergency to the Paducah ATCT and performed an emergency nose gear up landing. --there were no injuries and minor damage was limited to bottom skin of the front radome section, the right and left propellers. --inspection of the aircraft revealed, the nose gear door linkage disengaged, jamming the nose gear assy. In the up position, not allowing the gear to extend.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: -ON 11-07-95, A CESSNA MODEL-340 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING, AT THE PADUCAH REG. AIRPORT, KY (PAH). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A FAR 91 FLIGHT BY GARY EELMAN IN THE PADUCAH, KY AREA. --THE PILOT STATED AFTER ABOUT A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT. HE PREPARED FOR LANDING AND WHEN EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. HE COULD SEE THROUGH THE INSPECTION MIRROR, THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. HE DECLARED INFLIGHT EMERGENCY TO THE PADUCAH ATCT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. --THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BOTTOM SKIN OF THE FRONT RADOME SECTION, THE RIGHT AND LEFT PROPELLERS. --INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED, THE NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE DISENGAGED, JAMMING THE NOSE GEAR ASSY. IN THE UP POSITION, NOT ALLOWING THE GEAR TO EXTEND.
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