What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 24, 2016, at approximately 1200 CDT, a Cessna 421C, N345MS, registered to netsoft, inc., had a "low hydraulic pressure warning light" illuminate during climbout. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear hydraulically to no avail. The pilot then attempted to lower the gear by means of the blow down emergency system which also failed to function. The pilot then landed at the Memorial Field Airport, Hot Springs, AR with the two main gears down and locked, and the nose gear unlocked. During landing, the aircraft slid on it's nose on runway 23 to a stop. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the certificated pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated at hot Memorial Field Airport, Hot Springs, AR on June 24, 2016, at 1045 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 24, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, A CESSNA 421C, N345MS, REGISTERED TO NETSOFT, INC., HAD A "LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT" ILLUMINATE DURING CLIMBOUT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULICALLY TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR BY MEANS OF THE BLOW DOWN EMERGENCY SYSTEM WHICH ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE PILOT THEN LANDED AT THE MEMORIAL FIELD AIRPORT, HOT SPRINGS, AR WITH THE TWO MAIN GEARS DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON IT'S NOSE ON RUNWAY 23 TO A STOP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOT MEMORIAL FIELD AIRPORT, HOT SPRINGS, AR ON JUNE 24, 2016, AT 1045 CDT.
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