What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On landing, the pilot placed the landing gear lever in the down position and heard and felt the gear go down but did not get a green gear down light. He checked the gear visually and confirmed both main gear were down and locked. He then flew by the control tower who confirmed that the nose gear was not down. The pilot departed the pattern and made numerous attempts to extend the gear manually but to no avail. After this the pilot made the approach to st. thomas airport using a soft field technique just prior to touchdown and shut the engine down with the propeller in a horizontal position. The aircraft suffered minor damages to the nose wheel gear doors. He was the only occupant in the aircraft and suffered no physical or emotional injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING, THE PILOT PLACED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION AND HEARD AND FELT THE GEAR GO DOWN BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT. HE CHECKED THE GEAR VISUALLY AND CONFIRMED BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. HE THEN FLEW BY THE CONTROL TOWER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE PATTERN AND MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER THIS THE PILOT MADE THE APPROACH TO ST. THOMAS AIRPORT USING A SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUE JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WITH THE PROPELLER IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGES TO THE NOSE WHEEL GEAR DOORS. HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND SUFFERED NO PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL INJURIES.