What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported three green gear indicator lights and that the approach and touchdown were normal until the nose gear contacted the runway, at which time the nose gear collapsed. The recovery crew stated that when the tail of the aircraft was pulled down the nosegear popped out and locked on its own. The aircraft was placed on jacks and the gear was checked for damage and proper operation. No mechanical defects were found and the gear functioned normally. Incident number privacy data omitted is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THREE GREEN GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THAT THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RECOVERY CREW STATED THAT WHEN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED DOWN THE NOSEGEAR POPPED OUT AND LOCKED ON ITS OWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND THE GEAR WAS CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND PROPER OPERATION. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.