What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 9, 1997 at 1150 EDT, a Beechcraft 1900-D, operated by commutair dba U.S. Air express could not extend the nose gear and had an unsafe indication. The pilot notified buf tower and accomplished a fly-by, which verified that the main gear was down and the nose gear was still up. The crew flew to an assigned hold position and manually lowered the nose gear. The aircraft landed on runway 23 without further incident. The crew pinned the gear in the down position per maintenance control instructions and ferried the aircraft to plb for repair. The aircraft was enroute from syr without any passengers. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 9, 1997 AT 1150 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT 1900-D, OPERATED BY COMMUTAIR DBA U.S. AIR EXPRESS COULD NOT EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR AND HAD AN UNSAFE INDICATION. THE PILOT NOTIFIED BUF TOWER AND ACCOMPLISHED A FLY-BY, WHICH VERIFIED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL UP. THE CREW FLEW TO AN ASSIGNED HOLD POSITION AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CREW PINNED THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION PER MAINTENANCE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO PLB FOR REPAIR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SYR WITHOUT ANY PASSENGERS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.