What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 27, 1997 at approximately 1800 CDT, N506TF, a Cessna 501, registered to pelican leasing, inc. of wilminton, de and flown by steve metzler of Little Rock, AR. Received minor damage when the nose landing gear collapsed while taxiing to the ramp after landing at Adams Field, Little Rock, AR. Pilot advised tower of unsafe gear indication. He flew by the tower and the gear appeared down. Damage was limited to the nose gear doors, fuselage skin, antennas, and pitot tubes. Tear down of the actuator by Cessna revealed a broken retaining ring in the actuator. Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 27, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, N506TF, A CESSNA 501, REGISTERED TO PELICAN LEASING, INC. OF WILMINTON, DE AND FLOWN BY STEVE METZLER OF LITTLE ROCK, AR. RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING AT ADAMS FIELD, LITTLE ROCK, AR. PILOT ADVISED TOWER OF UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. HE FLEW BY THE TOWER AND THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, FUSELAGE SKIN, ANTENNAS, AND PITOT TUBES. TEAR DOWN OF THE ACTUATOR BY CESSNA REVEALED A BROKEN RETAINING RING IN THE ACTUATOR. INCIDENT CLOSED.
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