What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a routine flight, the aircraft attempted to land but was unable to get the nose gear to indicate down and locked with a green light in the cockpit. The pilot made several attempts to get the gear down and locked and a couple low flybys of tower. The tower said it appears the gear is in the down position. The aircraft proceeded to land. The pilot skillfully landed the aircraft keeping as much of the weight on the main landing gear as long as possible. Once the full weight was on the nose landing gear it collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop. The aircraft belly damage was primarily in 18INCH wide by 24 inches long area aft of the nose landing gear. Inspected aircraft found to have substantial damage to the bottom ribs structure.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A ROUTINE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED WITH A GREEN LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND A COUPLE LOW FLYBYS OF TOWER. THE TOWER SAID IT APPEARS THE GEAR IS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO LAND. THE PILOT SKILLFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT KEEPING AS MUCH OF THE WEIGHT ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ONCE THE FULL WEIGHT WAS ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT BELLY DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY IN 18INCH WIDE BY 24 INCHES LONG AREA AFT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOUND TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM RIBS STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.