What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During initial approach into vny, pilot noticed a flickering hydraulic flow annunciator light. After selecting gear down, pilot did not observe a "down and locked" indication for the nose landing gear. Pilot assumed nose gear had failed to extend, and informed vny of the situation, after several failed attempts to achieve a "down and locked" indication. Vny recommended pilot divert to bur, due to the availability of their crash crew emergency services. Pilot then diverted to bur, informed the tower of the emergency, and conducted a flyby the tower to verify nose landing gear position. Tower informed pilot that the nose landing gear was not extended. Pilot performed emergency landing procedures, and landed the aircraft. Aircraft sustained damages to nose undercarriage, propellers, and fuselage, when aircraft nose contacted runway on landing roll-out.
As the FAA filed it
DURING INITIAL APPROACH INTO VNY, PILOT NOTICED A FLICKERING HYDRAULIC FLOW ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE A "DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATION FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. PILOT ASSUMED NOSE GEAR HAD FAILED TO EXTEND, AND INFORMED VNY OF THE SITUATION, AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE A "DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATION. VNY RECOMMENDED PILOT DIVERT TO BUR, DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THEIR CRASH CREW EMERGENCY SERVICES. PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO BUR, INFORMED THE TOWER OF THE EMERGENCY, AND CONDUCTED A FLYBY THE TOWER TO VERIFY NOSE LANDING GEAR POSITION. TOWER INFORMED PILOT THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES, AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO NOSE UNDERCARRIAGE, PROPELLERS, AND FUSELAGE, WHEN AIRCRAFT NOSE CONTACTED RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL-OUT.
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