What happened
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(-23) Aircraft on approved maintenance ferry flight from walkers cay, Bahamas following gear up landing. Required maintenance was performed to prepare the aircraft for ferry. Mechanic did not brace landing gear due to lack of physical damage to the gear. Landing gear was left in down position for flight to executive airport (fxe) as a precaution. Aircraft had been ground run and taxied several times at walkers cay prior to ferry. Mechanic elected to return with aircraft as part of minimum crew. Upon touchdown on runway 26 at fxe, nose gear collapsed with both props striking the runway. There wre no injuries to the pilot or mechanic. Damage to aircraft was sheet metal to belly, props bent and engines requiring teardown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ON APPROVED MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT FROM WALKERS CAY, BAHAMAS FOLLOWING GEAR UP LANDING. REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED TO PREPARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY. MECHANIC DID NOT BRACE LANDING GEAR DUE TO LACK OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE GEAR. LANDING GEAR WAS LEFT IN DOWN POSITION FOR FLIGHT TO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) AS A PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN GROUND RUN AND TAXIED SEVERAL TIMES AT WALKERS CAY PRIOR TO FERRY. MECHANIC ELECTED TO RETURN WITH AIRCRAFT AS PART OF MINIMUM CREW. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 26 AT FXE, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WITH BOTH PROPS STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THERE WRE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR MECHANIC. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SHEET METAL TO BELLY, PROPS BENT AND ENGINES REQUIRING TEARDOWN.
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