What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Acft N149DR had a NLG collapse upon landing at approx 1930 local time at Mccollum airport (ryy) in kennesaw Georgia. The pilot of N149DR had been performing touch and goes at the cartersville airport (vpc). After 3 successful touches, prior to the fourth attempt pilot indicated he did not get NLG down light and tried to recycle and use manual but reported light remained out. Performed fly by and ground personnel indicated gear was 20%-30% aft of normal landing position. Diverted to ryy which is better equipped for emergencies and performed a landing at which time gear collapsed causing major prop damage and minor damage to NLG door and fwd lower skin. No other damage noted. Engine will require teardown and assessment. There was one pilot and a passenger onboard at the time. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACFT N149DR HAD A NLG COLLAPSE UPON LANDING AT APPROX 1930 LOCAL TIME AT MCCOLLUM AIRPORT (RYY) IN KENNESAW GEORGIA. THE PILOT OF N149DR HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT THE CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT (VPC). AFTER 3 SUCCESSFUL TOUCHES, PRIOR TO THE FOURTH ATTEMPT PILOT INDICATED HE DID NOT GET NLG DOWN LIGHT AND TRIED TO RECYCLE AND USE MANUAL BUT REPORTED LIGHT REMAINED OUT. PERFORMED FLY BY AND GROUND PERSONNEL INDICATED GEAR WAS 20%-30% AFT OF NORMAL LANDING POSITION. DIVERTED TO RYY WHICH IS BETTER EQUIPPED FOR EMERGENCIES AND PERFORMED A LANDING AT WHICH TIME GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MAJOR PROP DAMAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO NLG DOOR AND FWD LOWER SKIN. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. ENGINE WILL REQUIRE TEARDOWN AND ASSESSMENT. THERE WAS ONE PILOT AND A PASSENGER ONBOARD AT THE TIME. NO INJURIES REPORTED.