What happened
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(-23)Aircraft was on ferry flight from abbeville, la (OR3) to lafayette, la (lft) when the nose gear failed to extend. Attempts to extend the gear in flight failed. Landing was made on the grass parallel to runway 15 at OR3, with minor damage to the aircraft. Engine was shut down landing minimizing damage. Proeller was slightly bent on landing. After landing, the aircraft was lifted and the nose gear extended. Aircraft returned to the hanger, and gear retraction performed satisfactory with no binding or interfernece reported by the mechanic. The aircrafy was recently repaired as a result of the nose gear collapsing on landing 10/19/97. The nose gear assembly was overhauled and the gear rigging checked. Gear was cycled approximately 50 times prior to the ferry flight. Three take off and landings with retraction performed prior to departing for lft. Gear cycled on last flight 5-8 times, and the nose failed to extend the last time. (No FAA presence at post incident gear retraction) subsequent retractions with FAA personnel were also without fault.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ON FERRY FLIGHT FROM ABBEVILLE, LA (OR3) TO LAFAYETTE, LA (LFT) WHEN THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR IN FLIGHT FAILED. LANDING WAS MADE ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 15 AT OR3, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN LANDING MINIMIZING DAMAGE. PROELLER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT ON LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HANGER, AND GEAR RETRACTION PERFORMED SATISFACTORY WITH NO BINDING OR INTERFERNECE REPORTED BY THE MECHANIC. THE AIRCRAFY WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING ON LANDING 10/19/97. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS OVERHAULED AND THE GEAR RIGGING CHECKED. GEAR WAS CYCLED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES PRIOR TO THE FERRY FLIGHT. THREE TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS WITH RETRACTION PERFORMED PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR LFT. GEAR CYCLED ON LAST FLIGHT 5-8 TIMES, AND THE NOSE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LAST TIME. (NO FAA PRESENCE AT POST INCIDENT GEAR RETRACTION) SUBSEQUENT RETRACTIONS WITH FAA PERSONNEL WERE ALSO WITHOUT FAULT.
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