What happened
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(-23) Pilot reported the nose gear failed to retract on takeoff and all attempts to retract failed. He continued his trip but diverted to tri-cities regional airport, since they had a tower and emergency equipment. He received an unsafe indication on the nose gear after normal and emergency extension procedures failed. A flyby near the tower was made and initial indications from the tower was all the gear appeared to be down, but on landing after holding off the nose as long as possible the nose gear collapsed, resulting in the prop hitting the tarmac, although he cut the mixture prior to impact. When the nose was lifted up by the fire department, the left main gear collapsed also resulting in minor damage to the wing and flaps.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT ON TAKEOFF AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT FAILED. HE CONTINUED HIS TRIP BUT DIVERTED TO TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT, SINCE THEY HAD A TOWER AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. HE RECEIVED AN UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE NOSE GEAR AFTER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES FAILED. A FLYBY NEAR THE TOWER WAS MADE AND INITIAL INDICATIONS FROM THE TOWER WAS ALL THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT ON LANDING AFTER HOLDING OFF THE NOSE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN THE PROP HITTING THE TARMAC, ALTHOUGH HE CUT THE MIXTURE PRIOR TO IMPACT. WHEN THE NOSE WAS LIFTED UP BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ALSO RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING AND FLAPS.
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