What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 02, 2006 at approximately 2320 the pilot in command taxied about 200 yards from his parking spot when without indication the nose went down. He called the tower and stated that he thought he taxied into a ditch. He secured the aircraft and exited through the entry door and noticed the nose landing gear was retracted and he was not injured. The aircraft was removed from the apron and secured in a hangar. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the main landing gear handle was in the down position, the propeller blades were curled aft. The nose gear doors were damaged and lower nose skin was wrinkled. Further visual inspection revealed that the nose landing gear actuator attach fitting failed, which caused the nose landing gear to collapse.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 02, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2320 THE PILOT IN COMMAND TAXIED ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM HIS PARKING SPOT WHEN WITHOUT INDICATION THE NOSE WENT DOWN. HE CALLED THE TOWER AND STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE TAXIED INTO A DITCH. HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THROUGH THE ENTRY DOOR AND NOTICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE APRON AND SECURED IN A HANGAR. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED AFT. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED AND LOWER NOSE SKIN WAS WRINKLED. FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
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