What happened
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(-23) After takeoff from David Wayne Hooks airport for some routine touch and go's, the pilot, during his downwind leg, noticed he had a red gear unsafe light after selecting gear down for landing. He attempted to recycle the gear but nothing happened. He then checked his circuit breakers and found the gear breaker popped. He reset and recycled and achieved a green down light. After a touch and go he selected gear up and heard a loud pop. He lowered the gear but could not achieve a safe gear light. After confirmation from the tower and fellow pilots, of gear back angle and door closed position, several flight maneuver attempts were made to lock the nose gear. The pilot elected to land with the main gear extended. The nose gear collapsed causing damage to the gear, gear doors, propellers, and nose structure of the aircraft. Post incident inspection of the aircraft revealed the adjustable bellcrank in the nose gear well had broken, that both gear door actuating rods were unattached, and the tire marks were on the exterior of the right hand gear door.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT FOR SOME ROUTINE TOUCH AND GO'S, THE PILOT, DURING HIS DOWNWIND LEG, NOTICED HE HAD A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HE THEN CHECKED HIS CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND FOUND THE GEAR BREAKER POPPED. HE RESET AND RECYCLED AND ACHIEVED A GREEN DOWN LIGHT. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO HE SELECTED GEAR UP AND HEARD A LOUD POP. HE LOWERED THE GEAR BUT COULD NOT ACHIEVE A SAFE GEAR LIGHT. AFTER CONFIRMATION FROM THE TOWER AND FELLOW PILOTS, OF GEAR BACK ANGLE AND DOOR CLOSED POSITION, SEVERAL FLIGHT MANEUVER ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOCK THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLERS, AND NOSE STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE ADJUSTABLE BELLCRANK IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL HAD BROKEN, THAT BOTH GEAR DOOR ACTUATING RODS WERE UNATTACHED, AND THE TIRE MARKS WERE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE RIGHT HAND GEAR DOOR.
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