What happened
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(-23)Form the pilot: on April 1, 2000, at 1530 EST, Beechcraft 35-C33A, registered to aero flyers, inc., departed skron fulton international airport (akr) for a local pleasure flight. Ivsual meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. Upon returning to akr for landing, when the landing gear was extended, the pilot heard a loud bang and felt the cockpit floor boards shake. Subsequently, there was no nose gear extended indication. The pilot decided to land at Akron-Canton Regional Airport (cak), where CFR and maintenance services are available. The aircraft received minor damage upon landing at cak when the nose gear collapsed, there were no injuries sustained by the commerical rated pilot or passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)FORM THE PILOT: ON APRIL 1, 2000, AT 1530 EST, BEECHCRAFT 35-C33A, REGISTERED TO AERO FLYERS, INC., DEPARTED SKRON FULTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AKR) FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. IVSUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. UPON RETURNING TO AKR FOR LANDING, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE COCKPIT FLOOR BOARDS SHAKE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE WAS NO NOSE GEAR EXTENDED INDICATION. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CAK), WHERE CFR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT CAK WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE COMMERICAL RATED PILOT OR PASSENGER.
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