What happened
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Mr. Durante was flying his family to Austin, lakeway (3R9). During landing gear extension he had unsafe warning. Mr. Durante elected to fly to Austin municipal airport to have tower personnel vissually check the landing gear. Tower personnel advised landing gear was not down all the way. Mr. Durante made an emergency landing on runway 17/35. On examination by FAA personnel of the aircraft it was determined the hydraulic line to the nose gear actuator had failed. When the hose failed the pilot attempted the emergency gear extension all hydraulic fluid was pumped overboard and the gear would not come down and lock. Damage to the aircraft was minimal, propeller, nose gear doors and belly skin. There was no apparent flight control damage.
As the FAA filed it
MR. DURANTE WAS FLYING HIS FAMILY TO AUSTIN, LAKEWAY (3R9). DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HE HAD UNSAFE WARNING. MR. DURANTE ELECTED TO FLY TO AUSTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO HAVE TOWER PERSONNEL VISSUALLY CHECK THE LANDING GEAR. TOWER PERSONNEL ADVISED LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN ALL THE WAY. MR. DURANTE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 17/35. ON EXAMINATION BY FAA PERSONNEL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. WHEN THE HOSE FAILED THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL, PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BELLY SKIN. THERE WAS NO APPARENT FLIGHT CONTROL DAMAGE.
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