What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 4, 1997, 1618 local, Cessna 320 N3468Q had it's nose gear collapse on landing at Napa County Airport, CA. The pilot had been trying to lock the gear for approximately 45 minutes prior to landing with no success. (Although the pilot has owned this aircraft for only a short amount of time, he had previously owned a Cessna 310 and had over 400 hours in that similar aircraft, and was knowledgeable of the landing gear system). Minor damage occurred to the aircraft and no occupants reported any injuries. This aircraft had two previous nose landing gear failures with previous owner/operators. privacy data omitted No further action will be taken at this time.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 4, 1997, 1618 LOCAL, CESSNA 320 N3468Q HAD IT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA. THE PILOT HAD BEEN TRYING TO LOCK THE GEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING WITH NO SUCCESS. (ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAS OWNED THIS AIRCRAFT FOR ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, HE HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A CESSNA 310 AND HAD OVER 400 HOURS IN THAT SIMILAR AIRCRAFT, AND WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM). MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO OCCUPANTS REPORTED ANY INJURIES. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD TWO PREVIOUS NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILURES WITH PREVIOUS OWNER/OPERATORS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
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