What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot landed gear up when he could not get nose gear to extend. Pilot stated he tried emergency extension and abrupt maneuvers but was unable to get nose gear to extend. He landed with no injuries on runway 24 at Napa CA. Airport. Damage was limited to the belly and propeller of the aircraft. Later examination of the gear system revealed the nose gear doors had jammed in the closed position. Air loads on the nose bowl in flight jammed the door on the left hand side at the skin over-lap. The nose gear doors had replaced about a year and half prior to this event.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED GEAR UP WHEN HE COULD NOT GET NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. PILOT STATED HE TRIED EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND ABRUPT MANEUVERS BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. HE LANDED WITH NO INJURIES ON RUNWAY 24 AT NAPA CA. AIRPORT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE BELLY AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT. LATER EXAMINATION OF THE GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS HAD JAMMED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. AIR LOADS ON THE NOSE BOWL IN FLIGHT JAMMED THE DOOR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AT THE SKIN OVER-LAP. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS HAD REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.
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