What happened
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The flight instructor and student were practicing maneuvers in the west practice area. They were practicing slow flight maneuver in landing configurations, upon which during the second practice they notice that when they extended the gears it was indicating the main gear safe and red for the nose gear. The instructor tried to cycle the gear several times with no success. They noticed that the gear door would not open. The instructor contacted the St. Augustine tower to notify them of their current position and situation. The tower contacted the chief instructor and notified them of the situation. The flight instructor attempted several suggestions made by the chief instructor and mechanic to lower the nose gear with no success. The chief instructor recommended the pilot to land the aircraft with the main gear only. The tower gave the instructor clearance to land. The instructor followed the aircraft emergency checklist and ensured that the aircraft was in the right configuration. The aircraft landed on its main gear causing damage to the nose cone, nose doors, both engine propellers and small damage to the nose section of the aircraft. The instructor and student walked away from the aircraft without further incidents or injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING MANEUVERS IN THE WEST PRACTICE AREA. THEY WERE PRACTICING SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVER IN LANDING CONFIGURATIONS, UPON WHICH DURING THE SECOND PRACTICE THEY NOTICE THAT WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE GEARS IT WAS INDICATING THE MAIN GEAR SAFE AND RED FOR THE NOSE GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY NOTICED THAT THE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE INSTRUCTOR CONTACTED THE ST. AUGUSTINE TOWER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THEIR CURRENT POSITION AND SITUATION. THE TOWER CONTACTED THE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE SITUATION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS MADE BY THE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR AND MECHANIC TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR RECOMMENDED THE PILOT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAIN GEAR ONLY. THE TOWER GAVE THE INSTRUCTOR CLEARANCE TO LAND. THE INSTRUCTOR FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND ENSURED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE RIGHT CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS MAIN GEAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE, NOSE DOORS, BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS AND SMALL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS OR INJURIES.
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