What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Slotsky stated in his statement, he was flying to Tamiami Airport from opa locka airport. He called the tower 10 miles out of the north west and was instructed to call back upon reaching the cement plant. At 1500 feet, he slowed down to lower the landing gear, but the green light did not appear. He checked the mirror and noticed no gear was down. He called tower and advised them. He then pulled the breaker and began pumping the hand pump. The main gear extended but the nose gear did not. He asked tower for a low approach and the tower acknowledged and also verified the nose gear was up. He continued flying for about 30 minutes more pumping the landing gear to no avail, and decided to land. After a successful nose gear up landing, he exited the aircraft with no injuries and observed that the damage under the nose area were minor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. SLOTSKY STATED IN HIS STATEMENT, HE WAS FLYING TO TAMIAMI AIRPORT FROM OPA LOCKA AIRPORT. HE CALLED THE TOWER 10 MILES OUT OF THE NORTH WEST AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL BACK UPON REACHING THE CEMENT PLANT. AT 1500 FEET, HE SLOWED DOWN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR. HE CHECKED THE MIRROR AND NOTICED NO GEAR WAS DOWN. HE CALLED TOWER AND ADVISED THEM. HE THEN PULLED THE BREAKER AND BEGAN PUMPING THE HAND PUMP. THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED BUT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT. HE ASKED TOWER FOR A LOW APPROACH AND THE TOWER ACKNOWLEDGED AND ALSO VERIFIED THE NOSE GEAR WAS UP. HE CONTINUED FLYING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES MORE PUMPING THE LANDING GEAR TO NO AVAIL, AND DECIDED TO LAND. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL NOSE GEAR UP LANDING, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND OBSERVED THAT THE DAMAGE UNDER THE NOSE AREA WERE MINOR.
Other reports on N2186Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.