What happened
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After take off pilot noticed he did not get an amber gear up and locked indicator light. Pilot decided to return to airport and put gear down and could not get a green gear down and locked light. Pilot contacted ground and notified them of his situation and to request assistance for verification. Ground reported that the main gears were down but the nose gear was still in the up position. Pilot made an attempt to land on the mains to try and free up the nose gear but did not get the desired effect he was seeking. Pilot made a third attempt and landed the aircraft nose up causing a prop strike which damaged the prop, damaged the nose gear doors and minor damage to the fuselage skin beside both fwd nose gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT NOTICED HE DID NOT GET AN AMBER GEAR UP AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND PUT GEAR DOWN AND COULD NOT GET A GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. PILOT CONTACTED GROUND AND NOTIFIED THEM OF HIS SITUATION AND TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FOR VERIFICATION. GROUND REPORTED THAT THE MAIN GEARS WERE DOWN BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE MAINS TO TRY AND FREE UP THE NOSE GEAR BUT DID NOT GET THE DESIRED EFFECT HE WAS SEEKING. PILOT MADE A THIRD ATTEMPT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE UP CAUSING A PROP STRIKE WHICH DAMAGED THE PROP, DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN BESIDE BOTH FWD NOSE GEAR DOORS.
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