What happened
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While performing flight instruction the aircraft encountered a landing gear issue. Upon putting the gear handle in the down position the landing gear extended but the only lights that illuminated green were for the main landing gears. The light for the nose landing gear did not turn green to verify that the nose gear was in the locked position. Multiple tries were made by retracting and extending the landing gear with no resolve. A light still did not illuminate for the nose gear assembly. As a last resort the emergency gear system was used and the handle was pulled to allow the landing gear to free fall. The procedure also failed to provide for a green light on the nose gear. The aircraft landing and upon touchdown the nose gear collapsed causing damage to both propellers and the aircraft nose.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LANDING GEAR ISSUE. UPON PUTTING THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED BUT THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED GREEN WERE FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEARS. THE LIGHT FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT TURN GREEN TO VERIFY THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. MULTIPLE TRIES WERE MADE BY RETRACTING AND EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR WITH NO RESOLVE. A LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE FOR THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. AS A LAST RESORT THE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM WAS USED AND THE HANDLE WAS PULLED TO ALLOW THE LANDING GEAR TO FREE FALL. THE PROCEDURE ALSO FAILED TO PROVIDE FOR A GREEN LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE.
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