What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was at FL280 about 100 miles out of denver, CO and the pilot noticed the gear unsafe light came on, located in the gear selector handle. Pilot looked outside and saw the gear door was open, upon closer look the pilot could see a tire but had no gear down lights. Pilot advised the tower and began the emergency gear down procedures. Still no gear down lights, lights would test but not stay on. Pilot did a fly by and the tower stated that the nose gear did not look down and locked. Pilot declared and emergency and proceeded to land. Gear collapsed upon touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS AT FL280 ABOUT 100 MILES OUT OF DENVER, CO AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON, LOCATED IN THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE. PILOT LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW THE GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN, UPON CLOSER LOOK THE PILOT COULD SEE A TIRE BUT HAD NO GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER AND BEGAN THE EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURES. STILL NO GEAR DOWN LIGHTS, LIGHTS WOULD TEST BUT NOT STAY ON. PILOT DID A FLY BY AND THE TOWER STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOOK DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN.
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