What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach to mqy the pilot extended the landing gear. During the extension a loud pop was heard. Both main landing gear down and locked green lights illuminated with the nose gear down light remaining out. The pilot notified the control tower that he did not have a nose landing gear indication. A fly-by was arranged with the control tower. On the fly-by it was noted the nose gear was down but did not appear to be locked. The pilot departed the pattern to perform a number of retraction and extensions and an emergency manual extension to the landing gear; the nose landing gear remained unlocked. On return to the airport the pilot made an emergency landing. The nose landing gear was held off the runway until the air speed was bleed off. As the nose gear settled on the runway it collapsed. The aircraft slid 300 ft. to a stop no injuries were incurred by the pilot or passenger.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO MQY THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. DURING THE EXTENSION A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT REMAINING OUT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. A FLY-BY WAS ARRANGED WITH THE CONTROL TOWER. ON THE FLY-BY IT WAS NOTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE LOCKED. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO PERFORM A NUMBER OF RETRACTION AND EXTENSIONS AND AN EMERGENCY MANUAL EXTENSION TO THE LANDING GEAR; THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED UNLOCKED. ON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS HELD OFF THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE AIR SPEED WAS BLEED OFF. AS THE NOSE GEAR SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID 300 FT. TO A STOP NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.
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