What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during approach to Chattanooga/Lovell, TN usaa 1577, an F-28-4000 experienced an unsafe nose gear indication. A fly-by of the control tower indicated the nosegear was not down and locked. After manually extending the gear usaa safely landed on rw 02 and stopped on the runway. Passengers were deplaned and provided ground transportation to the terminal. The nose gear was not locked in the down position but stayed extended. After the faulty nose gear down lock actuator was replaced the aircraft was ferried for a gear swing check at a maintenance base.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO CHATTANOOGA/LOVELL, TN USAA 1577, AN F-28-4000 EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. A FLY-BY OF THE CONTROL TOWER INDICATED THE NOSEGEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER MANUALLY EXTENDING THE GEAR USAA SAFELY LANDED ON RW 02 AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND PROVIDED GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE TERMINAL. THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT STAYED EXTENDED. AFTER THE FAULTY NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FOR A GEAR SWING CHECK AT A MAINTENANCE BASE.
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