What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 22 2015 N723RA a Piper PA-34-200 was involved in a nose gear up landing. The aircraft was returning from a pilot time building flight. The pilot in command tried to get the nose gear to lower and lock in position with multiple regular gear extension and retractions also performed multiple manual extension and retraction without the nose landing gear extending and locking.
After the pilot confirmed all procedures with the POH and ground personal the decision was made to land without a nose gear the pilot performed a normal landing without any injuries. The damages were limited to engines and prop from ground strikes and the fiberglass nose baggage compartment. Since the damages where limited to those area this gear up landing meets the classification as an incident.
Post incident investigation revealed a possible failed hydraulic line preventing gear from extending properly.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 22 2015 N723RA A PIPER PA-34-200 WAS INVOLVED IN A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A PILOT TIME BUILDING FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND TRIED TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO LOWER AND LOCK IN POSITION WITH MULTIPLE REGULAR GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTIONS ALSO PERFORMED MULTIPLE MANUAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION WITHOUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDING AND LOCKING.
AFTER THE PILOT CONFIRMED ALL PROCEDURES WITH THE POH AND GROUND PERSONAL THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND WITHOUT A NOSE GEAR THE PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE DAMAGES WERE LIMITED TO ENGINES AND PROP FROM GROUND STRIKES AND THE FIBERGLASS NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. SINCE THE DAMAGES WHERE LIMITED TO THOSE AREA THIS GEAR UP LANDING MEETS THE CLASSIFICATION AS AN INCIDENT.
POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A POSSIBLE FAILED HYDRAULIC LINE PREVENTING GEAR FROM EXTENDING PROPERLY.