What happened
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Gear collapse on landing.
Occupants reported hearing an unusual noise during gear retraction after takeoff. However, the gear indicated up and there were no failure indications.
Gear lowered normally, three green, no failure indications.
Pilot executed a low energy landing and held the nose off as long as possible, as a precaution. After the nose wheel contacted the runway it collapsed, causing the nose of the aircraft to settle to the runway and the prop to strike the runway.
The aircraft was secured and neither occupant was injured.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING.
OCCUPANTS REPORTED HEARING AN UNUSUAL NOISE DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. HOWEVER, THE GEAR INDICATED UP AND THERE WERE NO FAILURE INDICATIONS.
GEAR LOWERED NORMALLY, THREE GREEN, NO FAILURE INDICATIONS.
PILOT EXECUTED A LOW ENERGY LANDING AND HELD THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AS A PRECAUTION. AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED.
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