What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 13, 2009, at 11 EDT, Cessna 310P, N5818, aircraft registered to robert williams. The PIC was hendrik l. van linschoten. He departed Venice Municipal Airport (vnc) Venice, Florida on runway 13, Mr. Van linschoten stated after takeoff he retracted the landing gear, while the gear was in transit he heard a loud bang, he checked the landing gear lights and noted the nose gear indicator was not on, after several landing gear cycles with no nose gear light he pulled the landing gear motor circuit breaker and hand cranked the gear down manually with no success. He reviewed the emergency procedures for a nose gear up landing and laded on runway 13. The extent of the damage was to the propellers, nose gear doors, pitot tube, and nose random. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2009, AT 11 EDT, CESSNA 310P, N5818, AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO ROBERT WILLIAMS. THE PIC WAS HENDRIK L. VAN LINSCHOTEN. HE DEPARTED VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC) VENICE, FLORIDA ON RUNWAY 13, MR. VAN LINSCHOTEN STATED AFTER TAKEOFF HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG, HE CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS AND NOTED THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR WAS NOT ON, AFTER SEVERAL LANDING GEAR CYCLES WITH NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT HE PULLED THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND HAND CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY WITH NO SUCCESS. HE REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING AND LADED ON RUNWAY 13. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLERS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, PITOT TUBE, AND NOSE RANDOM. NO INJURIES.