What happened
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On December 241\ 2017 at approximately 2200 local time, N6002LI was downwind for full stop landing on rwy 25 at Orlando executive airport (korl). Upon extending landing gear, the nose gear locked light failed to illuminate and the intransit light was failed to extinguish. The pilot advised the tower he had an unsafe gear indication and was going around. Pilot remaned in patter to troubleshoot the problem. No circuit breakers were popped. The gear was recycled with the same indication. The pilot pulled out the emergency gear handle extension and attempted to manually lower the gear by following POH emergency procedures section 3-13, the lg indicated unsafe. On a low approach korl twr advised that nose gear did not appear to be down, as well as airport ops 1419 confirmed that the landing gear door was open but the nose gear was in the up position. On short final pilot switch the engines off and secured the cockpit touching down with the main gears extended. The plane had minimal damage to the gear doors and nose cone. Bulkheads were free from structural damage. One blade on each engine tip was bent. No injuries
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 241\ 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 LOCAL TIME, N6002LI WAS DOWNWIND FOR FULL STOP LANDING ON RWY 25 AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KORL). UPON EXTENDING LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE INTRANSIT LIGHT WAS FAILED TO EXTINGUISH. THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER HE HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND WAS GOING AROUND. PILOT REMANED IN PATTER TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH THE SAME INDICATION. THE PILOT PULLED OUT THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE EXTENSION AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR BY FOLLOWING POH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SECTION 3-13, THE LG INDICATED UNSAFE. ON A LOW APPROACH KORL TWR ADVISED THAT NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN, AS WELL AS AIRPORT OPS 1419 CONFIRMED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. ON SHORT FINAL PILOT SWITCH THE ENGINES OFF AND SECURED THE COCKPIT TOUCHING DOWN WITH THE MAIN GEARS EXTENDED. THE PLANE HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS AND NOSE CONE. BULKHEADS WERE FREE FROM STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ONE BLADE ON EACH ENGINE TIP WAS BENT. NO INJURIES
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