What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While maneuvering and practicing approaches 12 miles west of opf, PIC cycled the landing gear “down”. PIC received an unsafe gear indication for the nose landing gear. PIC attempted to obtaing an safe gear indication using alternate methods unsuccessfully and returned to opf, PIC requested the tower to confirm that the gears were down, the tower confirmed all three gears in the down position and PIC proceeded to land on runway 12. Upon touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed and acft skidded down the runway. Damage to the aircraft was limited to left and right propeller strike; damage to nose landing gear doors, and damage to nose cone.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE MANEUVERING AND PRACTICING APPROACHES 12 MILES WEST OF OPF, PIC CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR “DOWN”. PIC RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. PIC ATTEMPTED TO OBTAING AN SAFE GEAR INDICATION USING ALTERNATE METHODS UNSUCCESSFULLY AND RETURNED TO OPF, PIC REQUESTED THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT THE GEARS WERE DOWN, THE TOWER CONFIRMED ALL THREE GEARS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND PIC PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND ACFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER STRIKE; DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND DAMAGE TO NOSE CONE.
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