What happened
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(-23) At approximately 1230 aircraft N670BS while enroute to deland Florida from Boca Raton, Florida experienced low hydraulic pressure as indicated by gauge in cockpit. Pilot decided to discontinue flight and turn back to Boca Raton. Pilot set landing gear handle to down position but did not get a green light indication for nose. Pilot requested tower to verify gear position. Pilot flew back over everglades to perform some maneuvers to get nose gear down and locked. Nose gear still did not go down and locked. Aircraft landed without nose gear extended while pilot pulled back on yoke and shut down engine just after touchdown. Propeller still struck ground. Damage areas were isolated to propeller. No other damage noted. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 AIRCRAFT N670BS WHILE ENROUTE TO DELAND FLORIDA FROM BOCA RATON, FLORIDA EXPERIENCED LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AS INDICATED BY GAUGE IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE FLIGHT AND TURN BACK TO BOCA RATON. PILOT SET LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION BUT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION FOR NOSE. PILOT REQUESTED TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR POSITION. PILOT FLEW BACK OVER EVERGLADES TO PERFORM SOME MANEUVERS TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. NOSE GEAR STILL DID NOT GO DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR EXTENDED WHILE PILOT PULLED BACK ON YOKE AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PROPELLER STILL STRUCK GROUND. DAMAGE AREAS WERE ISOLATED TO PROPELLER. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. NO INJURIES.
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