What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that he had just picked the aircraft up from the annual inspection and flew to his home base. Upon arrival, when he attempted to lower the landing gear, he did not get a green light, safe gear indication. Airport and maintenance personnel on the ground advised him that it appeared that the nose gear was not in the down and locked position. The pilot attempted to manually lower the gear using the emergency extension procedures numerous times without success. The nose gear still would not lock in the down position with a green light. The pilot conducted the approach and landing, upon touchdown, the nose gear retracted and the aircraft experienced minor damage under the nose cowling, and the landing gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP FROM THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND FLEW TO HIS HOME BASE. UPON ARRIVAL, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, HE DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT, SAFE GEAR INDICATION. AIRPORT AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND ADVISED HIM THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE NOSE GEAR STILL WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED THE APPROACH AND LANDING, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE UNDER THE NOSE COWLING, AND THE LANDING GEAR DOORS.