What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing at Jean Airport, pilot stated he had three green lights indicating the gear was down and locked, at touch down the nose gear collapsed. Upon inspection of the aircraft the maintenance facility found a bent pushrod on the nose gear linkage which could of contributed to the false indication of the gear being down and locked and also prevented the nose wheel going to the down and locked position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING AT JEAN AIRPORT, PILOT STATED HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, AT TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOUND A BENT PUSHROD ON THE NOSE GEAR LINKAGE WHICH COULD OF CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALSE INDICATION OF THE GEAR BEING DOWN AND LOCKED AND ALSO PREVENTED THE NOSE WHEEL GOING TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.
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