What happened
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Aircraft departed Morristown Airport (kmmu) heading to islip (kisp). After take-off the pilot attemped to retract the landing gear and was given a transit horn and gear unsafe light which did not go out. The gear handle was then put in gear down position and the horn and light still remained on. The pilot called the tower and declared an emergency. The pilot was directed by ATC to do a slow fly by to let the tower verify the gear position. The tower stated the gear appeared to be down. The aircraft did a slow approach and landed normally. Once nose gear touched the ground it collapsed. The aircraft suffered minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MORRISTOWN AIRPORT (KMMU) HEADING TO ISLIP (KISP). AFTER TAKE-OFF THE PILOT ATTEMPED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND WAS GIVEN A TRANSIT HORN AND GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WHICH DID NOT GO OUT. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS THEN PUT IN GEAR DOWN POSITION AND THE HORN AND LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT WAS DIRECTED BY ATC TO DO A SLOW FLY BY TO LET THE TOWER VERIFY THE GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER STATED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DID A SLOW APPROACH AND LANDED NORMALLY. ONCE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE GROUND IT COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.
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