What happened
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(-23)Pilot practicing takeoffs and landings at home field. Reports having safe gear down indication on downwind (3-green lights and nose gear visually checked in mirror). After normal landing, nose gear retracted. Aircraft slid 886 ft. on nose. Engines stopped due to prop strike on runway. Maintenance technicians noted main gear were down, but not locked. One was over-center, one was not. Nose gear retract mechanism showed damage consistent with system attempting to extend nose gear with aircraft nose resting on the ground. Aircraft was lifted in place on jacks, and hydraulic lines were cracked to relieve pressure, all gears extended over center and locked with gravity alone. Aircraft was towed to hanger, again placed on jacks. Nose gear was isolated from the system (due to the above noted damage) and gear operation check was conducted with full, normal extension and retraction noted, including all normal indications (lights, horns, etc.). privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT HOME FIELD. REPORTS HAVING SAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON DOWNWIND (3-GREEN LIGHTS AND NOSE GEAR VISUALLY CHECKED IN MIRROR). AFTER NORMAL LANDING, NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT SLID 886 FT. ON NOSE. ENGINES STOPPED DUE TO PROP STRIKE ON RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS NOTED MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN, BUT NOT LOCKED. ONE WAS OVER-CENTER, ONE WAS NOT. NOSE GEAR RETRACT MECHANISM SHOWED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH SYSTEM ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR WITH AIRCRAFT NOSE RESTING ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED IN PLACE ON JACKS, AND HYDRAULIC LINES WERE CRACKED TO RELIEVE PRESSURE, ALL GEARS EXTENDED OVER CENTER AND LOCKED WITH GRAVITY ALONE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO HANGER, AGAIN PLACED ON JACKS. NOSE GEAR WAS ISOLATED FROM THE SYSTEM (DUE TO THE ABOVE NOTED DAMAGE) AND GEAR OPERATION CHECK WAS CONDUCTED WITH FULL, NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION NOTED, INCLUDING ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS (LIGHTS, HORNS, ETC.). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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