What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed jot with co-pilot to practice touch & go landings at morris, IL (CO9), new lenox-howell, IL (IC2), 2 landings at kankakee, IL (ikk), sanger, IL (C56), lansing, IL (1GQ), and back to jot for a full stop landing. Pilot stated that at the take off roll at 1GQ the aircraft experienced nose wheel shimmy. While on final to jot the pilot said that he did not have a green light for the nose gear down and locked, pilot made a go-around to recycle the landing gear system, pilot stated he heard all 3 landing gears lock on his second landing attempt. Aircraft made an uneventful landing, approximately 75 feet down the runway the nose gear collapsed. Pilot also stated that after departing the aircraft he noticed hydraulic fluid on his lower pant leg and sock.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JOT WITH CO-PILOT TO PRACTICE TOUCH & GO LANDINGS AT MORRIS, IL (CO9), NEW LENOX-HOWELL, IL (IC2), 2 LANDINGS AT KANKAKEE, IL (IKK), SANGER, IL (C56), LANSING, IL (1GQ), AND BACK TO JOT FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT AT THE TAKE OFF ROLL AT 1GQ THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. WHILE ON FINAL TO JOT THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, PILOT MADE A GO-AROUND TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, PILOT STATED HE HEARD ALL 3 LANDING GEARS LOCK ON HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON HIS LOWER PANT LEG AND SOCK.
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