What happened
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The aircraft was being operated for training. The gear was selected to the down position, nose gear down and locked indication light did not illuminate. The gear was cycled up and down once more with the same result. The pilot performed an emergency gear extension procedure. The nose gear was still indicating not down and locked. The pilot requested to land on the grass next to the runway. The pilot landed the aircraft on the two mains and held the nose up as long as possible. The aircraft's nose then touched down with the engine cut off and the nose gear up. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and minor damage to the lower cowling. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR TRAINING. THE GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION, NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED UP AND DOWN ONCE MORE WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL INDICATING NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TWO MAINS AND HELD THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE THEN TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THE NOSE GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER COWLING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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