What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 01, 2011, at approximately 16:15PM, while conducting a multi-engine training flight, the pilot in command of aircraft N6781X entered the landing pattern at the Orlando Sanford International Airport to conduct landing practice with a student pilot on board. During the first approach, the pilot extended the landing gear and executed a normal touch-and-go landing on runway 27R. On the second landing attempt, the pilot stated that when the gear was lowered, the gear down and lock light did not illuminate. He also stated that the condition of the bulb was check and the gear recycled. However, the gear down and lock light failed to illuminate. He contacted the tower and requested a visual inspection of the landing gear while performing a low approach on runway 27C. The controller confirmed that the gears were down and the pilot made the decision to land the aircraft. After landing, when the weight of the aircraft settled on the nose landing gear, it collapsed. The airframe structure within the nose wheel area was damage, numerous rivets on a panel near the nose wheel bulked area were also popped, and both propeller blades were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 01, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15PM, WHILE CONDUCTING A MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N6781X ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CONDUCT LANDING PRACTICE WITH A STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. DURING THE FIRST APPROACH, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND EXECUTED A NORMAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE BULB WAS CHECK AND THE GEAR RECYCLED. HOWEVER, THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER AND REQUESTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHILE PERFORMING A LOW APPROACH ON RUNWAY 27C. THE CONTROLLER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEARS WERE DOWN AND THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING, WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, IT COLLAPSED. THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE WITHIN THE NOSE WHEEL AREA WAS DAMAGE, NUMEROUS RIVETS ON A PANEL NEAR THE NOSE WHEEL BULKED AREA WERE ALSO POPPED, AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.