What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) IFR: dothan to salem, divereted to vih due to reports of ice on runway at salem. Cancelled IFR on approach to vih. Activated gear on downwind, nose gear failed to extend. Attempted to crank down, attempted hight "g" maneuvers, nothing worked. Moved bags aft and had pax get in rear seat to put CG as FAR aft as possible. Shutdown engine before touchdown, all three blades of propeller curled. Aircraft touched down approximately 1200 ft from threshold of runway 22.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IFR: DOTHAN TO SALEM, DIVERETED TO VIH DUE TO REPORTS OF ICE ON RUNWAY AT SALEM. CANCELLED IFR ON APPROACH TO VIH. ACTIVATED GEAR ON DOWNWIND, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. ATTEMPTED TO CRANK DOWN, ATTEMPTED HIGHT "G" MANEUVERS, NOTHING WORKED. MOVED BAGS AFT AND HAD PAX GET IN REAR SEAT TO PUT CG AS FAR AFT AS POSSIBLE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, ALL THREE BLADES OF PROPELLER CURLED. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1200 FT FROM THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 22.