What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft, a Beech 99, registered to alpine air, departed Billings Logan International Airport (bil) in Billings, Montana, at approximately 1 am mountain daylight time on may 19, 2007, on a IMC flight plan. The commercially rated pilot, of the part 135 on-demand cargo flight, after take-off, retracted the landing gear, and, at about 12,000 feet, heard a thump in the nose wheelwell. The gear transit light came on. The pilot flew back to the Billings airport. The pilot tried several times to extend the gear. He could not, so he made an emergency landing, resulting in damage to the nose wheel strut support area. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear support assembly. The lone pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, A BEECH 99, REGISTERED TO ALPINE AIR, DEPARTED BILLINGS LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BIL) IN BILLINGS, MONTANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1 AM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME ON MAY 19, 2007, ON A IMC FLIGHT PLAN. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT, OF THE PART 135 ON-DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT, AFTER TAKE-OFF, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, AND, AT ABOUT 12,000 FEET, HEARD A THUMP IN THE NOSE WHEELWELL. THE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT FLEW BACK TO THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. THE PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO EXTEND THE GEAR. HE COULD NOT, SO HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT SUPPORT AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT ASSEMBLY. THE LONE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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