What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 16, 2008, at 2357 CDT, the pilot of N6AQ, a model 65 Beechcraft queen air, was maneuvering near Midland International Airport (maf) when the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear in preparation for landing on runway 10. The nose gear failed to extend and the pilot landed on the runway with the nose gear in the retracted position. The aircraft sustained damage to both propellers, nose gear doors, lower side of the forward bulkhead, and lower radome. There were no injuries to the pilot or the passenger. Investigation of the nose landing gear found no movement of the nose landing gear actuator when the landing gear was exercised electrically or manually. Possible failure of the pinion gear input splines or actuator internal pinion gears is suspected.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 16, 2008, AT 2357 CDT, THE PILOT OF N6AQ, A MODEL 65 BEECHCRAFT QUEEN AIR, WAS MANEUVERING NEAR MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF) WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 10. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AND THE PILOT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, LOWER SIDE OF THE FORWARD BULKHEAD, AND LOWER RADOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOUND NO MOVEMENT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXERCISED ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE PINION GEAR INPUT SPLINES OR ACTUATOR INTERNAL PINION GEARS IS SUSPECTED.
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