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While preparing to land the pilots followed the normal landing gear extension procedure but the nose landing gear failed to extend. The pilots then attempted to extend the landing gear using the alternate extension procedure, but the nose landing gear still failed to extend. They then tried to extend the nose gear using various flight maneuvers, but again the nose landing gear failed to extend. After these unsuccessful attempts to extend the nose landing gear the pilots made a low level pass over the airport so personnel on the ground could observe the state of nose landing gear extension. Personnel, including an aircraft mechanic, on the ground observed that the nose landing gear doors were extended, but that the nose landing gear itself was only partially extended and the nose tire appeared not to be centered. The pilots then landed with both main landing gears fully extended, the nose gear doors extended and the nose gear retracted. After touchdown and once the aircraft lost enough air speed it settled on its nose causing minor damage to the nose lower structure, nose landing gear doors and the propellers of both engines. Both pilots and the one passenger evacuated the aircraft; there were no injuries to either the people on board or people on the ground.