What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While in flight, and performing a lazy eight maneuver, the pilot heard a loud bang. When the landing gear was later extended to land, the nose gear did not indicate down and locked. Upon landing, the nose gear retracted, causing minor damage to the nose gear doors, cowling, and propeller. There were no fire, injury, or substantial damage. The downlock spring attach lug on the nose gear trunnion (p/n 67054##) was found broken and appears to have failed. The broken lug allowed the downlock spring to disconnect, thereby preventing the nose gear to fully extend and lock.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE IN FLIGHT, AND PERFORMING A LAZY EIGHT MANEUVER, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LATER EXTENDED TO LAND, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, COWLING, AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO FIRE, INJURY, OR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE DOWNLOCK SPRING ATTACH LUG ON THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION (P/N 67054##) WAS FOUND BROKEN AND APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. THE BROKEN LUG ALLOWED THE DOWNLOCK SPRING TO DISCONNECT, THEREBY PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK.
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