What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) In a statement by the PIC and witnesses on the ground, during a local pattern flight, at the point of touchdown during landing the PIC heard a loud bang or pop from the vicinity of the nose landing gear area and simultaneously received a gear warning horn. The PIC elected to perform a go around and applied power to climb. After established in a climb he selected gear up but the nose gear would not completely retract. After establishing stable flight, several attempts to cycle the gear and extend the nose gear were made. The flight concluded with the aircraft nose gear collapsing and the aircraft receiving damage to the aircraft nose, propeller, nose gear, and doors.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IN A STATEMENT BY THE PIC AND WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, DURING A LOCAL PATTERN FLIGHT, AT THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN DURING LANDING THE PIC HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP FROM THE VICINITY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA AND SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED A GEAR WARNING HORN. THE PIC ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND AND APPLIED POWER TO CLIMB. AFTER ESTABLISHED IN A CLIMB HE SELECTED GEAR UP BUT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COMPLETELY RETRACT. AFTER ESTABLISHING STABLE FLIGHT, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR WERE MADE. THE FLIGHT CONCLUDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE, PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, AND DOORS.