What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft declared an emergency with an unsafe nose landing gear indication. After nose landing gear failed to extend hydraulically, the pilot attempted to blow the nose gear down using nitrogen, but was unable to pull the cable hard enough to release the nitrogen. The nose gear never extended, and aircraft landed with the main landing gear down and the nose gear still up. Upon inspection, there was a pin-hole in an aluminum hydraulic line in the left wing causing fluid loss. There was enough fluid to bring the main landing gear down, but not enough to extend the nose landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AN UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. AFTER NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND HYDRAULICALLY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE NOSE GEAR DOWN USING NITROGEN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CABLE HARD ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE NITROGEN. THE NOSE GEAR NEVER EXTENDED, AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR STILL UP. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WAS A PIN-HOLE IN AN ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE LEFT WING CAUSING FLUID LOSS. THERE WAS ENOUGH FLUID TO BRING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.
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