What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: nose gear did not lock down, it collapsed on landing. The lower nose, nose gear doors, and both propellers were damaged. The pilot managed to lock mains after a lot of hand pumping, but the nose would not lock even after using blow-down bottle. Tower confirmed nose gear was trailing. The aircraft records were reviewed on 05-17-96. The aircraft had been placed on jacks and the nose gear failed to lock down the third time out of three gear cycles. No hydraulic leaks or mechanical failures found as of this time. Note: the attempt to lock the gear with the blow-down bottle failed because the handle was not pulled hard enough to puncture the discharge disk. The bottle never discharged.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN, IT COLLAPSED ON LANDING. THE LOWER NOSE, NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT MANAGED TO LOCK MAINS AFTER A LOT OF HAND PUMPING, BUT THE NOSE WOULD NOT LOCK EVEN AFTER USING BLOW-DOWN BOTTLE. TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR WAS TRAILING. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED ON 05-17-96. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PLACED ON JACKS AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN THE THIRD TIME OUT OF THREE GEAR CYCLES. NO HYDRAULIC LEAKS OR MECHANICAL FAILURES FOUND AS OF THIS TIME. NOTE: THE ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE GEAR WITH THE BLOW-DOWN BOTTLE FAILED BECAUSE THE HANDLE WAS NOT PULLED HARD ENOUGH TO PUNCTURE THE DISCHARGE DISK. THE BOTTLE NEVER DISCHARGED.
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