What happened
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Pilot picked up N7527Q from deland municipal airport (kded) after paint work. After takeoff, pilot heard loud noise as he raised the gear even though gear indications showed retracted. 10 miles out from kgnv, he lowered gear and noticed the nose gear did not show green. After flying a low pass for tower to confirm it was not extended, he climbed to try to apply g's and then manually extend. He still did not get green light and elected to land nose gear up in the grass parallel rwy 11. Twr cleared the pattern and landing was smooth with emergency crews standing by for immediate assistance. Twr notified the roc.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PICKED UP N7527Q FROM DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDED) AFTER PAINT WORK. AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE AS HE RAISED THE GEAR EVEN THOUGH GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED RETRACTED. 10 MILES OUT FROM KGNV, HE LOWERED GEAR AND NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT SHOW GREEN. AFTER FLYING A LOW PASS FOR TOWER TO CONFIRM IT WAS NOT EXTENDED, HE CLIMBED TO TRY TO APPLY G'S AND THEN MANUALLY EXTEND. HE STILL DID NOT GET GREEN LIGHT AND ELECTED TO LAND NOSE GEAR UP IN THE GRASS PARALLEL RWY 11. TWR CLEARED THE PATTERN AND LANDING WAS SMOOTH WITH EMERGENCY CREWS STANDING BY FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. TWR NOTIFIED THE ROC.
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