What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Cape air flight KAP193 (#27), departed from san juan international airport to Ponce, PR with three passengers and one pilot in command. The flight to Ponce was uneventful. Upon landing at the merceditas airport at Ponce, the nose gear collapsed by itself. No injuries were reported. The aircraft suffered minor structural damages, mainly scratches. Visual check of the nose gear system revealed no broken part(s) that could allow the nose gear to collapse. During a review of the aircraft flight log, it was noted that several write-ups regarding nose gear unlock indication had been entered previous to the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) CAPE AIR FLIGHT KAP193 (#27), DEPARTED FROM SAN JUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO PONCE, PR WITH THREE PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE FLIGHT TO PONCE WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON LANDING AT THE MERCEDITAS AIRPORT AT PONCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BY ITSELF. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGES, MAINLY SCRATCHES. VISUAL CHECK OF THE NOSE GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NO BROKEN PART(S) THAT COULD ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DURING A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT LOG, IT WAS NOTED THAT SEVERAL WRITE-UPS REGARDING NOSE GEAR UNLOCK INDICATION HAD BEEN ENTERED PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT.
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