What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot departed airport M82 after completion of annual inspection. During annual additional adjustments were made to the gear system due to prior malfunctions associated with gear retraction (recycled 6 times on ground). The landing gear retracted normally after takeoff. The pilot placed the gear lever down for landing, the gear extended but nose gear doors would not close. Pilot attempted to recycle the gear but the landing lever would not respond, initiated emergency extension procedures with negative results. Pilot conferred with mechanic employed by rocket aviation at M82 FBO. Again emergency procedures employed, still negative results. Upon landing the nose gear folded causing minor damage to the nose gear doors and propeller. The nose gear extended as the tail was loaded to raise the aircraft nose, only a slight force was required to overcenter lock the gear. The nose landing gear centering bracket control arm (weld assembly) fractured preventing the nose wheel from centering, which prohibited the lock mechanism from engaging.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT M82 AFTER COMPLETION OF ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING ANNUAL ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE GEAR SYSTEM DUE TO PRIOR MALFUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH GEAR RETRACTION (RECYCLED 6 TIMES ON GROUND). THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR LEVER DOWN FOR LANDING, THE GEAR EXTENDED BUT NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR BUT THE LANDING LEVER WOULD NOT RESPOND, INITIATED EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PILOT CONFERRED WITH MECHANIC EMPLOYED BY ROCKET AVIATION AT M82 FBO. AGAIN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMPLOYED, STILL NEGATIVE RESULTS. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER. THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AS THE TAIL WAS LOADED TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT NOSE, ONLY A SLIGHT FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO OVERCENTER LOCK THE GEAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CENTERING BRACKET CONTROL ARM (WELD ASSEMBLY) FRACTURED PREVENTING THE NOSE WHEEL FROM CENTERING, WHICH PROHIBITED THE LOCK MECHANISM FROM ENGAGING.
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