What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 28, 2001, Mr. Michael kelly ryan, (PIC) departed buchman field, on a maintenance flight following the removal and replacement of the aircraft engine. During the later part of the flight the landing gear handle was lowered. The main gear lowered and locked with two green lights illiminating on the instrument panel. The nose gear lowered but the green light did not illuminate. PIC reduced power and landed the aircraft on main gear followed by lowering of the nose. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the airframe, and the PIC departed the aircraft without any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2001, MR. MICHAEL KELLY RYAN, (PIC) DEPARTED BUCHMAN FIELD, ON A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT FOLLOWING THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. DURING THE LATER PART OF THE FLIGHT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED. THE MAIN GEAR LOWERED AND LOCKED WITH TWO GREEN LIGHTS ILLIMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NOSE GEAR LOWERED BUT THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PIC REDUCED POWER AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED BY LOWERING OF THE NOSE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, AND THE PIC DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.
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