What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft departed kimbill (ibm) NE at 10:40 MST, 12-25-95 enroute to Cheyenne, WY (cys). Flight was uneventful. Pilot was cleared to land at cys last communication with control tower on down wind leg. Aircraft landed rwy 30. During roll out after landing nose gear collapsed. According to pilot/owner the gear indicating system indicated all (3) three gear down and safe. The gear selector was not retracted or touched after landing. Pilot stated that the nose collapsed due to a mechanical problem. Minor damage to the nose gear doors and engine lower cowl, sudden stoppage to the engine and major damage to the propeller was incurred. Aircraft has been moved to beegle aircraft, greeley, co for repair and further investigation to determine if there was a landing gear malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KIMBILL (IBM) NE AT 10:40 MST, 12-25-95 ENROUTE TO CHEYENNE, WY (CYS). FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT CYS LAST COMMUNICATION WITH CONTROL TOWER ON DOWN WIND LEG. AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 30. DURING ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO PILOT/OWNER THE GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM INDICATED ALL (3) THREE GEAR DOWN AND SAFE. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS NOT RETRACTED OR TOUCHED AFTER LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE COLLAPSED DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND ENGINE LOWER COWL, SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS INCURRED. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MOVED TO BEEGLE AIRCRAFT, GREELEY, CO FOR REPAIR AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION.
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