What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mechanic privacy data omitted rigged the nose landing gear uplock switch on aircraft N98749 on 05/13/2013. After the switch was rigged, on 05/13/2013 N98749 performed a flight where the nose landing gear failed to extend. N98749 performed a gear up landing without further event or injury to the crew. Post event investigation proved privacy data omitted failed to install and secure the right hand nose landing gear door actuating rod, causing the system to bind and fail to extend the nose landing gear. Damage to the aircraft is limited to the underside of the forward section of the fuselage, the landing gear doors and the right hand propeller tip is slightly damaged.
As the FAA filed it
MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RIGGED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH ON AIRCRAFT N98749 ON 05/13/2013. AFTER THE SWITCH WAS RIGGED, ON 05/13/2013 N98749 PERFORMED A FLIGHT WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. N98749 PERFORMED A GEAR UP LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT OR INJURY TO THE CREW. POST EVENT INVESTIGATION PROVED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO INSTALL AND SECURE THE RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATING ROD, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BIND AND FAIL TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, THE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE RIGHT HAND PROPELLER TIP IS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.
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