What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 9/21/2007 Friday night-pilot taxied into position and hold, applied power for systems check, released the brakes and the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft was towed off the runway. 9/23/2007 Monday morning - the FBO, coast valley aviation, manually pulled the nose gear down which collapsed the left main gear. Aircraft fell on its left wing causing damage to the wing and fuselage. 10/03/07 insurance cos will now decide the economic viability of repairing the airplane. 12/18/2007 talked to privacy data omitted, presently pacific Continental at van nuys, is evaluating the engines to determine if they can be saved, if not, then the airplane most likely will be totaled as the cost of repair will be more than 70% of the value of the airplane. privacy data omitted Will keep me posted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 9/21/2007 FRIDAY NIGHT-PILOT TAXIED INTO POSITION AND HOLD, APPLIED POWER FOR SYSTEMS CHECK, RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. 9/23/2007 MONDAY MORNING - THE FBO, COAST VALLEY AVIATION, MANUALLY PULLED THE NOSE GEAR DOWN WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT FELL ON ITS LEFT WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING AND FUSELAGE. 10/03/07 INSURANCE COS WILL NOW DECIDE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF REPAIRING THE AIRPLANE. 12/18/2007 TALKED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRESENTLY PACIFIC CONTINENTAL AT VAN NUYS, IS EVALUATING THE ENGINES TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN BE SAVED, IF NOT, THEN THE AIRPLANE MOST LIKELY WILL BE TOTALED AS THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE MORE THAN 70% OF THE VALUE OF THE AIRPLANE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL KEEP ME POSTED.
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