What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated that entire flight was normal until gear horn sounded on final approach after a one hour flight. Indication was that main gear was down with nose gear remaining retracted. The FBO confirmed the main gear was extended, but the nose gear was retracted with the nose gear faring doors closed and flush. When it was determined that all avenues were exhausted the enigne was stopped. The prop was set with one blade at 12 o'clock and the other two at 5 and 7 o'clock. The landing was accomplished without engine rotation. The aircraft received damage to the nose gear doors, external skin damage and slight damage to the keel. The prop blade tips were ground down approx. one half of an inch. There were no injuries reported. Teledyne Continental motors has agreed to submit an m&d report on the nose gear failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL GEAR HORN SOUNDED ON FINAL APPROACH AFTER A ONE HOUR FLIGHT. INDICATION WAS THAT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN WITH NOSE GEAR REMAINING RETRACTED. THE FBO CONFIRMED THE MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED WITH THE NOSE GEAR FARING DOORS CLOSED AND FLUSH. WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL AVENUES WERE EXHAUSTED THE ENIGNE WAS STOPPED. THE PROP WAS SET WITH ONE BLADE AT 12 O'CLOCK AND THE OTHER TWO AT 5 AND 7 O'CLOCK. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT ENGINE ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, EXTERNAL SKIN DAMAGE AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE KEEL. THE PROP BLADE TIPS WERE GROUND DOWN APPROX. ONE HALF OF AN INCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS HAS AGREED TO SUBMIT AN M&D REPORT ON THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE.
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