What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 0738MST, on October 22, 2008, and approximately 14 miles southeast of Grand Junction airport (gjt), N731NX impacted with N3389D while N731NX was in a slight climbing right turn and traveling approximately 120 knots. The pilot of N731NX, privacy data omitted, heard an impact and thought he had sustained a bird strike. Due to the sound of the impact the pilot recognized that substantial damage may have taken place and decided to return to gjt airport as a precaution. Upon arrival at the gjt airport privacy data omitted did not receive a nose wheel down and locked indication. privacy data omitted Exhausted all attempts to lower the nose gear. privacy data omitted Landed on runway 29 at gjt. The aircraft landed on it mains and then came to rest on its nose. The nose gear never extended.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 0738MST, ON OCTOBER 22, 2008, AND APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAND JUNCTION AIRPORT (GJT), N731NX IMPACTED WITH N3389D WHILE N731NX WAS IN A SLIGHT CLIMBING RIGHT TURN AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 120 KNOTS. THE PILOT OF N731NX, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HEARD AN IMPACT AND THOUGHT HE HAD SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE. DUE TO THE SOUND OF THE IMPACT THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO GJT AIRPORT AS A PRECAUTION. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GJT AIRPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT RECEIVE A NOSE WHEEL DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXHAUSTED ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 AT GJT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON IT MAINS AND THEN CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THE NOSE GEAR NEVER EXTENDED.
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