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 approximately 1100 CDT, privacy data omitted operated N3759Y, a Cessna CE-210-D, and landed with the nose wheel retracted at the Seminole municipal airport, Seminole, Texas (kgnc). The FAA became aware of the incident on may 31, 2008 when a repair station in mena, Arkansas, requested a special flight permit to ferry it to their facility to repair the damaged aircraft. This office inspected the damage, which was minor. The pilot originally flew the aircraft to kgnc for repairs. After the repairs were completed, the pilot stated he experienced numerous intermittent problems when the landing gear handle would not center or neutralize following gear extension. The pilot was unable to retract the gear completely. He lowered the gear and landed at kgnc while the handle was not in the neutral position. The pilot confirmed the main gear was down and locked continued his approach and landed with the nose wheel retracted. The pilot did not attempt to manually extend the landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 16, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N3759Y, A CESSNA CE-210-D, AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED AT THE SEMINOLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SEMINOLE, TEXAS (KGNC). THE FAA BECAME AWARE OF THE INCIDENT ON MAY 31, 2008 WHEN A REPAIR STATION IN MENA, ARKANSAS, REQUESTED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO FERRY IT TO THEIR FACILITY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, WHICH WAS MINOR. THE PILOT ORIGINALLY FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO KGNC FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT CENTER OR NEUTRALIZE FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR COMPLETELY. HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND LANDED AT KGNC WHILE THE HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.
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