What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N14SL was on a VFR flight from delano, CA to Bakersfield, CA. At 1510PDT, the aircraft landed on 30R bfl. As the pilot let the nose wheel make contact with the runway, she felt the nose gear was going to collapse. Using the elevator control, she raised the nose gear off the runway and shut both engines down using the mixture controls. As the aircraft slowed, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop on the runway. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger and damage to the aircraft was minor. The pilot stated that she observed a green light prior to landing indicating the gear was down and locked. She also said she conducted a visual inspection of the landing gear prior to flight and no discrepancies were noted. An investigation is being conducted to determine if a mechanical problem caused the nose gear to collapse.
As the FAA filed it
N14SL WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM DELANO, CA TO BAKERSFIELD, CA. AT 1510PDT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON 30R BFL. AS THE PILOT LET THE NOSE WHEEL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, SHE FELT THE NOSE GEAR WAS GOING TO COLLAPSE. USING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL, SHE RAISED THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT BOTH ENGINES DOWN USING THE MIXTURE CONTROLS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE OBSERVED A GREEN LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. SHE ALSO SAID SHE CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO FLIGHT AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
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