What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot departed on runway 14 at Statesboro, georiga. Pilot place gear handle in the up position, however the gear did not sound normal. The pilot placed the gear handle in the down position but the gear did not function as it should have. The pilot circled the field for approxiamtely 2 hours while talking to mechanics and other pilots in an attempt to get the gear down but to no avail. The aircraft was landed with gear up. It was after the landing that it was realized that there had been a second problem in that the turbo charger exhaust line had come off because of a v clamp failure. This introduced very hot gasses inthe engine compartment. The gasses burn/melted a hole through the nose gear housing and burned the nose gear tire, one half of the rim and one half of the nose gear fork. The fire also burned a hole approxiamtely 24" x 8" in the left side of the bottom cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 14 AT STATESBORO, GEORIGA. PILOT PLACE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION, HOWEVER THE GEAR DID NOT SOUND NORMAL. THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE GEAR DID NOT FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THE PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD FOR APPROXIAMTELY 2 HOURS WHILE TALKING TO MECHANICS AND OTHER PILOTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE GEAR DOWN BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH GEAR UP. IT WAS AFTER THE LANDING THAT IT WAS REALIZED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SECOND PROBLEM IN THAT THE TURBO CHARGER EXHAUST LINE HAD COME OFF BECAUSE OF A V CLAMP FAILURE. THIS INTRODUCED VERY HOT GASSES INTHE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GASSES BURN/MELTED A HOLE THROUGH THE NOSE GEAR HOUSING AND BURNED THE NOSE GEAR TIRE, ONE HALF OF THE RIM AND ONE HALF OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK. THE FIRE ALSO BURNED A HOLE APPROXIAMTELY 24" X 8" IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOTTOM COWLING.