What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon takeoff from pne, during landing gear retraction, the pilot heard a loud noise and was unable to get a gear up light indication. A visual check revealed the nose gear was only up partially. Pilot attempted to crank the gear back down without success. Pilot made a successful gear up landing with minimal damage. The investigation revealed that a mechanic failed to reconnect the nose wheel door mechanicism after performing maintenance. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
UPON TAKEOFF FROM PNE, DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET A GEAR UP LIGHT INDICATION. A VISUAL CHECK REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR WAS ONLY UP PARTIALLY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE GEAR BACK DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL GEAR UP LANDING WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A MECHANIC FAILED TO RECONNECT THE NOSE WHEEL DOOR MECHANICISM AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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