What happened
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(-23) On downwind nose gear light did not illuminate on gear extension, contacted 7FL6 (spruce creek) airport manager and arranged fly by. Advised that nose gear was fully retracted and gear was cycled several times with no results. Performed emergency gear extension with no results. Contacted dab approach control and arranged to land at dab after exhausting fuel to a minimum. Landed RW-34 at dab about 10:30 am, requested emergency equipment standing by, touched down in first few hundred feet with prop stopped in horizontal position. With the assistance of the fireman, aircraft was lifted and nose landing gear was pried down and locked with a crowbar. Aircraft was towed to nearby hangar for inspection by FAA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DOWNWIND NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON GEAR EXTENSION, CONTACTED 7FL6 (SPRUCE CREEK) AIRPORT MANAGER AND ARRANGED FLY BY. ADVISED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY RETRACTED AND GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WITH NO RESULTS. CONTACTED DAB APPROACH CONTROL AND ARRANGED TO LAND AT DAB AFTER EXHAUSTING FUEL TO A MINIMUM. LANDED RW-34 AT DAB ABOUT 10:30 AM, REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY, TOUCHED DOWN IN FIRST FEW HUNDRED FEET WITH PROP STOPPED IN HORIZONTAL POSITION. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIREMAN, AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PRIED DOWN AND LOCKED WITH A CROWBAR. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO NEARBY HANGAR FOR INSPECTION BY FAA.
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