What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was on an instructional flight with a flight instructor for a flight review. They departed oroville airport. Enroute to Red Bluff airwork was performed by the pilot. A decision was made to stop at Red Bluff for some pattern work. When the landing gear was selected down the main landing gear came down without hesitation and two green lights were indicated in the cockpit. It took approximately 7 seconds for the nose gear to extend. There was also an indication of a green light. The aircraft touched down normally on the main landing gear. As the pilot lowered the nose the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. The aircraft scidded to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR A FLIGHT REVIEW. THEY DEPARTED OROVILLE AIRPORT. ENROUTE TO RED BLUFF AIRWORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. A DECISION WAS MADE TO STOP AT RED BLUFF FOR SOME PATTERN WORK. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN WITHOUT HESITATION AND TWO GREEN LIGHTS WERE INDICATED IN THE COCKPIT. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 7 SECONDS FOR THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. THERE WAS ALSO AN INDICATION OF A GREEN LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. AS THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SCIDDED TO A STOP.
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