What happened
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Subject aircraft departed ktus @ approimately 20:00. On climb out the crew noticed that the landing gear indicated unsafe (red light). Crew cycled the gear and the landing gear cb popped. Aircraft climbed to 8500? And crew changed heading from kifp to kdvt. Crew reset cb and cycled gear. This time the cb did not pop, but the NLG showed an unsafe (not down and locked) indication. Crew cycled the gear up and the red unsafe light went out. The crew continued on to kdvt. At approximately 7 miles out the crew radioed their situation to the kdvt tower. Crew extended gear and got three green down and locked indications with no red unsafe indication. On final approach, kdvt tower stated the gear appeared to be fully extended and the crew once again noted three green lights with no red unsafe indication. As the aircraft touched down on runway 7R, the nose landing gear immidiately collapsed and the aircraft slid on its nose to a complete stop.
As the FAA filed it
SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTUS @ APPROIMATELY 20:00. ON CLIMB OUT THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE (RED LIGHT). CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE LANDING GEAR CB POPPED. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 8500? AND CREW CHANGED HEADING FROM KIFP TO KDVT. CREW RESET CB AND CYCLED GEAR. THIS TIME THE CB DID NOT POP, BUT THE NLG SHOWED AN UNSAFE (NOT DOWN AND LOCKED) INDICATION. CREW CYCLED THE GEAR UP AND THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE CREW CONTINUED ON TO KDVT. AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES OUT THE CREW RADIOED THEIR SITUATION TO THE KDVT TOWER. CREW EXTENDED GEAR AND GOT THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS WITH NO RED UNSAFE INDICATION. ON FINAL APPROACH, KDVT TOWER STATED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE FULLY EXTENDED AND THE CREW ONCE AGAIN NOTED THREE GREEN LIGHTS WITH NO RED UNSAFE INDICATION. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 7R, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IMMIDIATELY COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS NOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP.
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