What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 2, 1996, at about 08:30 MST, Piper PA-31 operated by butte aviation, inc., had a nose gear collapse during landing rollout on a FAR 135 cargo flight. Visual flight conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft damage was limited to the propellers, lower nose skins and nose gear doors. There were no injuries. The pilot holds an airline transport pilot certificate with airplane single and multi engine ratings. The flight originated at helena, MT at 0500 with stops at billings, MT. And miles city, MT. On February 2, 1996. The pilot stated he had three green lights for gear down safe indication. According to the aircraft mechanic, the nose gear had been turned beyond limits resulting in nose gear not completely locking in the down position. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 2, 1996, AT ABOUT 08:30 MST, PIPER PA-31 OPERATED BY BUTTE AVIATION, INC., HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON A FAR 135 CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLERS, LOWER NOSE SKINS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTI ENGINE RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HELENA, MT AT 0500 WITH STOPS AT BILLINGS, MT. AND MILES CITY, MT. ON FEBRUARY 2, 1996. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN SAFE INDICATION. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, THE NOSE GEAR HAD BEEN TURNED BEYOND LIMITS RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR NOT COMPLETELY LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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