What happened
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(-23)Pilot's statment: after lowing the gear I did not get an indication that the nose gear was down and locked. I told tower of my situation and that I needed a heading and altitude so I could accomplish the emergency gear extension checklist. Once at altitude I accomplished the checklist several times and still could not get a nose gear down and lock indication. I then asked appraoch if I could do a low approach over rwy 31R to confirm my nose gear was up. I did the low approach. It was confirmed that my nose gear was up. At this point I declared an emergency landing on 31R, with emergency equipment standing by. I accomplished the landing by shutting the engines down once the landing was assured. Once I touched down, I held the nose up as long as I could and when the nose settled to the ground, I let the plane slow to a stop. I secured the airplane and egressed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT'S STATMENT: AFTER LOWING THE GEAR I DID NOT GET AN INDICATION THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. I TOLD TOWER OF MY SITUATION AND THAT I NEEDED A HEADING AND ALTITUDE SO I COULD ACCOMPLISH THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. ONCE AT ALTITUDE I ACCOMPLISHED THE CHECKLIST SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL COULD NOT GET A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. I THEN ASKED APPRAOCH IF I COULD DO A LOW APPROACH OVER RWY 31R TO CONFIRM MY NOSE GEAR WAS UP. I DID THE LOW APPROACH. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MY NOSE GEAR WAS UP. AT THIS POINT I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON 31R, WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. I ACCOMPLISHED THE LANDING BY SHUTTING THE ENGINES DOWN ONCE THE LANDING WAS ASSURED. ONCE I TOUCHED DOWN, I HELD THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS I COULD AND WHEN THE NOSE SETTLED TO THE GROUND, I LET THE PLANE SLOW TO A STOP. I SECURED THE AIRPLANE AND EGRESSED.
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