What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 22, 1996, a smyth Sidewinder (experimental) N23ED operated by Mr. Arthur r. lewis landed at Chino Airport in CA. On landing, the nose gear collapsed. Minor damage was done to aircraft with no injuries to pilot. No landing gear down and lock indication was observed in the cockpit. Gear was verified down and locked visually by the pilot through an inspection window inside of aircraft. Another visual inspection was verified by air traffic personnel at Chino tower. Troubleshooting was conducted on the landing gear system. System analysis revealed the electro-hydraulic micro switches that control operation of extension and retraction of nose gear failed to operate and lock gear in proper position. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 22, 1996, A SMYTH SIDEWINDER (EXPERIMENTAL) N23ED OPERATED BY MR. ARTHUR R. LEWIS LANDED AT CHINO AIRPORT IN CA. ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT. NO LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. GEAR WAS VERIFIED DOWN AND LOCKED VISUALLY BY THE PILOT THROUGH AN INSPECTION WINDOW INSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. ANOTHER VISUAL INSPECTION WAS VERIFIED BY AIR TRAFFIC PERSONNEL AT CHINO TOWER. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CONDUCTED ON THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. SYSTEM ANALYSIS REVEALED THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC MICRO SWITCHES THAT CONTROL OPERATION OF EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF NOSE GEAR FAILED TO OPERATE AND LOCK GEAR IN PROPER POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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