What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed tpf @ 0900 EST with the PIC and one passenger enroute to lee. Arrived @ lee @ 09:30 EST and PIC noted that he was unable to get a green light for the nose l.g. with either normal or manual extension. He was advised on a fly-by @ lee that the nose l.g. did not appear to be fully down. He then elected to divert to Wimauma airpark due to they had a turf strip and maintenance was available. They arrived at Wimauma airpark and did two fly-bys to condfirm that the nose l.g. was still not fully down as observed by I.a. privacy data omitted. At 10:30 EST, they landed with the nose l.g. collapsing - both engines were shut-down resulting in minor damage. Both propeller tips, the radome and antennas were damaged. There were no injuries. An inspection of the aircraft by I.a privacy data omitted found that then nose l.g actuating tube ass'y. p/n 0842120-1 had failed - he is submitting an m or d documenting this failure. The aircraft's last annual was 07/10/2001. Refer to ptrs id 2002B1828.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TPF @ 0900 EST WITH THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER ENROUTE TO LEE. ARRIVED @ LEE @ 09:30 EST AND PIC NOTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE L.G. WITH EITHER NORMAL OR MANUAL EXTENSION. HE WAS ADVISED ON A FLY-BY @ LEE THAT THE NOSE L.G. DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FULLY DOWN. HE THEN ELECTED TO DIVERT TO WIMAUMA AIRPARK DUE TO THEY HAD A TURF STRIP AND MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE. THEY ARRIVED AT WIMAUMA AIRPARK AND DID TWO FLY-BYS TO CONDFIRM THAT THE NOSE L.G. WAS STILL NOT FULLY DOWN AS OBSERVED BY I.A. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT 10:30 EST, THEY LANDED WITH THE NOSE L.G. COLLAPSING - BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT-DOWN RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. BOTH PROPELLER TIPS, THE RADOME AND ANTENNAS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY I.A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND THAT THEN NOSE L.G ACTUATING TUBE ASS'Y. P/N 0842120-1 HAD FAILED - HE IS SUBMITTING AN M OR D DOCUMENTING THIS FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LAST ANNUAL WAS 07/10/2001. REFER TO PTRS ID 2002B1828.
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