What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported that he and one passenger took-off from runway 14 at cxo to do some pattern work, when the pilot selected the gear switch to raise the gear he heard a thump under the aircraft. Pilot stated that he never got the gear up light in the aircraft. After several attempts to raise the gear the pilot requested the tower for a fly-by to inspect the gear. Tower reported that the main gear was up but the nose looked cocked to the left.
Pilot lowered the gear, but could not get a gear down light in the aircraft either, tower confirmed that the mains looked down, but could not verify that the nose was locked.
Pilot landed on runway #19, when aircraft touched down the nose wheel collapsed causing damage to the fuselage nose and both propellers.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED THAT HE AND ONE PASSENGER TOOK-OFF FROM RUNWAY 14 AT CXO TO DO SOME PATTERN WORK, WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR SWITCH TO RAISE THE GEAR HE HEARD A THUMP UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT HE NEVER GOT THE GEAR UP LIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RAISE THE GEAR THE PILOT REQUESTED THE TOWER FOR A FLY-BY TO INSPECT THE GEAR. TOWER REPORTED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS UP BUT THE NOSE LOOKED COCKED TO THE LEFT.
PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR, BUT COULD NOT GET A GEAR DOWN LIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT EITHER, TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE MAINS LOOKED DOWN, BUT COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE NOSE WAS LOCKED.
PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY #19, WHEN AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE NOSE AND BOTH PROPELLERS.
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