What happened
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Acft dparted jqf for 2G1 on 5/22/99 at 2100 hours. Pilot made an unsuccessful approach to 2G1. Then he tried an approach to cgf where he reported hitting trees. ATC lost transponder contact and diverted acft to cle where it crash landed on runway 23R. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. Inspection revealed that the nose gear did not extend and the acft contacted the runway on all propeller blades and the underside of the nose section. On the right wing, the landing light lens was broken and there were several dents on the leading edge both inboard and outboard of the right engine. The extended left and right main gears had pieces of green foliage attached. The nose gear appeared to be jammed in its wheel well. The inboard underside of the right flap had a six inch tear.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT DPARTED JQF FOR 2G1 ON 5/22/99 AT 2100 HOURS. PILOT MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL APPROACH TO 2G1. THEN HE TRIED AN APPROACH TO CGF WHERE HE REPORTED HITTING TREES. ATC LOST TRANSPONDER CONTACT AND DIVERTED ACFT TO CLE WHERE IT CRASH LANDED ON RUNWAY 23R. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON ALL PROPELLER BLADES AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE SECTION. ON THE RIGHT WING, THE LANDING LIGHT LENS WAS BROKEN AND THERE WERE SEVERAL DENTS ON THE LEADING EDGE BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE EXTENDED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS HAD PIECES OF GREEN FOLIAGE ATTACHED. THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE JAMMED IN ITS WHEEL WELL. THE INBOARD UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT FLAP HAD A SIX INCH TEAR.
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