What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/29/2020, aircraft N6918D, during climb out at approximately 400 feet AGL, the determination was to make an emergency landing opposite direction on runway 35R. The landing gear handle was extended. At the time of ground contact only two landing gear green following a normal takeoff, experienced a left yaw with an associated vibration. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft, assessed the situation, shutdown and feathered the left engine in an effort to maximize performance. Lights were indicating. Both main gear were fully down and locked but the front gear did not have enough time to get down & locked. At ground contact the front landing gear collapsed under the aircraft and the nose of the aircraft impacted the ground. At the time of the incident there were two soles on board. Both occupants were not injured during this event and required no medical treatment. The aircraft sustained less then substantial damage and this event was later determined to qualify as an aircraft incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/29/2020, AIRCRAFT N6918D, DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE DETERMINATION WAS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RUNWAY 35R. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS EXTENDED. AT THE TIME OF GROUND CONTACT ONLY TWO LANDING GEAR GREEN FOLLOWING A NORMAL TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED A LEFT YAW WITH AN ASSOCIATED VIBRATION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ASSESSED THE SITUATION, SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE IN AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE.LIGHTS WERE INDICATING. BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE FRONT GEAR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET DOWN & LOCKED. AT GROUND CONTACT THE FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THERE WERE TWO SOLES ON BOARD. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THIS EVENT AND REQUIRED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LESS THEN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THIS EVENT WAS LATER DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT.
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