What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After takeoff and gear retraction, pilot stated he heard a loud bang and crunching noise coming from the nose area. He flew around to burn fuel and to collect his thoughts. He elected to go to Miller airpark because his airplane is maintained there. When he lowered the landing gear he got green indications on the mains but not the nose gear. He landed with minor damage to the airframe and did have two prop strikes. Upon raising the nose and investigating it could be determined that the nose gear linkage had failed therefore not allowing the nose gear to extend. An airworthiness inspector from this office will follow up with this investigation. Filing this report closes this incident without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE NOSE AREA. HE FLEW AROUND TO BURN FUEL AND TO COLLECT HIS THOUGHTS. HE ELECTED TO GO TO MILLER AIRPARK BECAUSE HIS AIRPLANE IS MAINTAINED THERE. WHEN HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HE GOT GREEN INDICATIONS ON THE MAINS BUT NOT THE NOSE GEAR. HE LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND DID HAVE TWO PROP STRIKES. UPON RAISING THE NOSE AND INVESTIGATING IT COULD BE DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE HAD FAILED THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. FILING THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.