What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot in command departed his home base beverly, ma (bvy), with a destination of Pease international tradeport (psm), in Portsmouth, NH, purpose of the flight was to do two touch and goes at Pease, then fly to manchester, NH (mht) for one approach and then return to his home base at bvy. PIC stated he made his first approach to runway 34 at Pease, he had 40 deg. Of flaps, after touching down on runway 34 and beginning the take off role, the PIC stated that he does not remember reaching or touching the gear selector or the flap switch, he stated that sometimes he retracts the flaps to a 30 deg setting for the take off. PIC stated that the nose gear collapsed. Inspection of the nose gear by an FAA aviation maintenance inspector and a civilian aviation mechanic could not find any defect(s) or broken item(s) in the nose gear assembly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE BEVERLY, MA (BVY), WITH A DESTINATION OF PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (PSM), IN PORTSMOUTH, NH, PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DO TWO TOUCH AND GOES AT PEASE, THEN FLY TO MANCHESTER, NH (MHT) FOR ONE APPROACH AND THEN RETURN TO HIS HOME BASE AT BVY. PIC STATED HE MADE HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT PEASE, HE HAD 40 DEG. OF FLAPS, AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 34 AND BEGINNING THE TAKE OFF ROLE, THE PIC STATED THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER REACHING OR TOUCHING THE GEAR SELECTOR OR THE FLAP SWITCH, HE STATED THAT SOMETIMES HE RETRACTS THE FLAPS TO A 30 DEG SETTING FOR THE TAKE OFF. PIC STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR BY AN FAA AVIATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR AND A CIVILIAN AVIATION MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECT(S) OR BROKEN ITEM(S) IN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.
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