What happened
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(-23) 10/05/2007 - N115YP reported to rdm tower that aircraft nose gear indicated unsafe condition. Pilot performed tower fly-by and tower verified that nose gear was not extended. Pilot performed a straight-in approach to rdm runway 28. Aircraft slid straight down runway resting on two of the three propeller blades. Aircraft received no substantial damage (propeller blades were the only damage). There were no injuries or collateral property damage. Pilot was interviewed and reported that a cable in the nose gear compartment fell on the nose gear off-center locking link and caused the link to bind, preventing extension of the nose gear. Pilot submitted a written report of the incident along with pictures of aircraft and failure area. NTSB opted to not investigate. FAA was not on-site.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 10/05/2007 - N115YP REPORTED TO RDM TOWER THAT AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE CONDITION. PILOT PERFORMED TOWER FLY-BY AND TOWER VERIFIED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT PERFORMED A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RDM RUNWAY 28. AIRCRAFT SLID STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY RESTING ON TWO OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (PROPELLER BLADES WERE THE ONLY DAMAGE). THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR COLLATERAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND REPORTED THAT A CABLE IN THE NOSE GEAR COMPARTMENT FELL ON THE NOSE GEAR OFF-CENTER LOCKING LINK AND CAUSED THE LINK TO BIND, PREVENTING EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REPORT OF THE INCIDENT ALONG WITH PICTURES OF AIRCRAFT AND FAILURE AREA. NTSB OPTED TO NOT INVESTIGATE. FAA WAS NOT ON-SITE.
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