What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On downwind leg to rwy 32 noticed there was not a green light - looked out left window and saw wheel, asked pax to look out for wheel, she indicated yes, radio tower to look for nose wheel, tower requested a flyby, pilot did so, but tower said it was too dark, tower requested if I wanted to do it again he would come out on the cat walk with binoculars, pilot flew by again and he said, "I'm 90% sure the nosewheel is down." Pilot the proceeded to land and the right main gear folded back under causing the aircraft to turn to the right and come to a stop off the runway in the grass. Pilot turned off the gas and exited the aircraft and radioed the tower that everybody was alright.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DOWNWIND LEG TO RWY 32 NOTICED THERE WAS NOT A GREEN LIGHT - LOOKED OUT LEFT WINDOW AND SAW WHEEL, ASKED PAX TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEEL, SHE INDICATED YES, RADIO TOWER TO LOOK FOR NOSE WHEEL, TOWER REQUESTED A FLYBY, PILOT DID SO, BUT TOWER SAID IT WAS TOO DARK, TOWER REQUESTED IF I WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN HE WOULD COME OUT ON THE CAT WALK WITH BINOCULARS, PILOT FLEW BY AGAIN AND HE SAID, "I'M 90% SURE THE NOSEWHEEL IS DOWN." PILOT THE PROCEEDED TO LAND AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED BACK UNDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND COME TO A STOP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. PILOT TURNED OFF THE GAS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND RADIOED THE TOWER THAT EVERYBODY WAS ALRIGHT.
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