What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 24, 2001, at 1929 CDT, a Cessna 172, N694F, registered to ate of Texas inc., dba, American flyers, landed with the nose gear retracted due to a mechanical system failure on runway 16R at Meacham airport, Fort Worth, Texas, while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft received minor damage, and the certificated flight instructor and private pilot were not injured. The flight originated at Meacham airport, Fort Worth, Texas, on July 24, 2001. During an inspection of the nose gear assembly the maintenance personnel discovered that the nose gear fitting had failed. This resulted in the nose gear not being to properly extend. A FAA form 8010-4 malfunction or defect report is pending. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 24, 2001, AT 1929 CDT, A CESSNA 172, N694F, REGISTERED TO ATE OF TEXAS INC., DBA, AMERICAN FLYERS, LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED DUE TO A MECHANICAL SYSTEM FAILURE ON RUNWAY 16R AT MEACHAM AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MEACHAM AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON JULY 24, 2001. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FITTING HAD FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR NOT BEING TO PROPERLY EXTEND. A FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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