What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On approach to landing the pilot received a gear horn and unsafe light. Attempts to recycle the gear failed. Pilot made go-around. Pilot determined visually the main gear were down, and deducted that the problem was the nose gear. Pilot tried to pump the gear down manually. A flyby could not determine the gear full down. Landing made a third approach with gear still showing unsafe mode. On landing, the nose gear collapsed, causing sheet metal damage, prop damage and probable engine damage. No injuries. Minor damage. Classified as an incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT RECEIVED A GEAR HORN AND UNSAFE LIGHT. ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE THE GEAR FAILED. PILOT MADE GO-AROUND. PILOT DETERMINED VISUALLY THE MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN, AND DEDUCTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT TRIED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY. A FLYBY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE GEAR FULL DOWN. LANDING MADE A THIRD APPROACH WITH GEAR STILL SHOWING UNSAFE MODE. ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING SHEET METAL DAMAGE, PROP DAMAGE AND PROBABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE. CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.
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