What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 21, 2003 at approximately 0005MDT, N594DM, a Cessna CE-402-C, departed Albuquerque, NM enroute to dallas, TX. During the climb the aircraft gear unlock annunciator and the hydraulic annunciator light illuminated. The pilot-in-command cycled the gear several times and then the cabin began to fill with what the pilot thought was smoke (it was determined later that is was vaporized hydraulic fluid). The pilot declared an emergency and returned to Albuquerque and landed runway 03. The aircraft touched down on both main gear and as the nose gear touched the runway it collapsed on contact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 0005MDT, N594DM, A CESSNA CE-402-C, DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE, NM ENROUTE TO DALLAS, TX. DURING THE CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UNLOCK ANNUNCIATOR AND THE HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH WHAT THE PILOT THOUGHT WAS SMOKE (IT WAS DETERMINED LATER THAT IS WAS VAPORIZED HYDRAULIC FLUID). THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ALBUQUERQUE AND LANDED RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH MAIN GEAR AND AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED ON CONTACT.
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