What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot did not have a good gear down indication made a low pass, tower indicated all gears are down. Pilot indicated he followed emergency procedures in pilot operating handbook. Nose gear collapsed on landing on runway 34L. Witnessed gear retraction test on aug. 01, 1996. Nose gear drag brace out of rig. L/h main landing gear down lock latch pin sheared. L/h main gear would not stay in down and locked position.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT DID NOT HAVE A GOOD GEAR DOWN INDICATION MADE A LOW PASS, TOWER INDICATED ALL GEARS ARE DOWN. PILOT INDICATED HE FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 34L. WITNESSED GEAR RETRACTION TEST ON AUG. 01, 1996. NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE OUT OF RIG. L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK LATCH PIN SHEARED. L/H MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT STAY IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.
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