What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot noticed on downwind leg, the nose gear lt. not green. Attempted to attain 3 green lights by cycling l/gear several times and aerodynamically maneuvering the aircraft to no avail. Ffz tower notified emer. Equip. For standby. Pilot landed eastbound on runway 4R. A/c touched down with nose gear trailing. As a/c rolled out approx. 150 ft. the l/h main gear collapsed skewing a/c off the runway to the northside dirt. Pilot shut down engine a & d fuel mixture @ 50 ft (AGL) just prior to touchdown. No injuries, no post crash fire. A/c sustained minor damage to l/h wing and bent prop.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT NOTICED ON DOWNWIND LEG, THE NOSE GEAR LT. NOT GREEN. ATTEMPTED TO ATTAIN 3 GREEN LIGHTS BY CYCLING L/GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND AERODYNAMICALLY MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO NO AVAIL. FFZ TOWER NOTIFIED EMER. EQUIP. FOR STANDBY. PILOT LANDED EASTBOUND ON RUNWAY 4R. A/C TOUCHED DOWN WITH NOSE GEAR TRAILING. AS A/C ROLLED OUT APPROX. 150 FT. THE L/H MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED SKEWING A/C OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTHSIDE DIRT. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE A & D FUEL MIXTURE @ 50 FT (AGL) JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES, NO POST CRASH FIRE. A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H WING AND BENT PROP.
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