What happened
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(-23) Individual was conducting take-offs and landings at the Waterloo Municipal Airport (alo). As the pilot extended the landing gear, he stated he heard some unusual sounds coming from the nose gear. He stated he thought he had lost the nose wheel. He had an unsafe nose gear position illumination. He conducted several fly-bys and the tower advised that the gear was there and appeared to be down. The pilot landed the aircraft and the nose gear collapsed on roll-out. The aircraft was taken to the local FBO for inspection/repair. The cause is a nose gear assembly component failure. The extent of failure or cause has not yet been determined as repairs have not yet started. No injuries occurred and the aircraft received minor damage. This incident is considered closed with this report. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INDIVIDUAL WAS CONDUCTING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ALO). AS THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, HE STATED HE HEARD SOME UNUSUAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR. HE STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD LOST THE NOSE WHEEL. HE HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR POSITION ILLUMINATION. HE CONDUCTED SEVERAL FLY-BYS AND THE TOWER ADVISED THAT THE GEAR WAS THERE AND APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL-OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FBO FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. THE CAUSE IS A NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY COMPONENT FAILURE. THE EXTENT OF FAILURE OR CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED AS REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET STARTED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED
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