What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on June 1, 1996, at 0930 PDT, a Cessna T182RG, owned and operated by timothy r lundell was involved in a landing incident at San Carlos (sql) airport during a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage limited to the propeller and the lower cowling and nose gear doors. There were no injuries to either the pilot or the passenger. The flight originated at palo alto, CA at approximately 0915 PDT of the same day. The pilot stated that he was performing a normal approach to landing for runway 12. The green "down and locked" gear indicator light was confirmed illuminated. There was no red "gear unsafe" light. The pilot landed unaware that the nose gear was not extended. The aircraft settled onto the propeller and lower engine cowling and came to rest on the runway. Maintenance facility will provide report following inspection and testing of the landing gear control and indication warnings systems.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 1, 1996, AT 0930 PDT, A CESSNA T182RG, OWNED AND OPERATED BY TIMOTHY R LUNDELL WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT AT SAN CARLOS (SQL) AIRPORT DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND THE LOWER COWLING AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PALO ALTO, CA AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 PDT OF THE SAME DAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING FOR RUNWAY 12. THE GREEN "DOWN AND LOCKED" GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS CONFIRMED ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO RED "GEAR UNSAFE" LIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED UNAWARE THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE FACILITY WILL PROVIDE REPORT FOLLOWING INSPECTION AND TESTING OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL AND INDICATION WARNINGS SYSTEMS.
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