What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During company repositioning flight from ack to bos where VMC conditions prevailed. On approach the landing gear handle was positioned to extend position were the main gears extended and locked while the nose gear failed to extend. The alternate landing gear extension system activation was attempted with no positive results. Aircraft landed with nose landing gear retracted causing minor skin damage to nose area and propeller damage and engine sudden stoppage. Further investigation discovered a malfunctioned LH hydraulic system line preventing positive system pressure to properly operate landing gear extension cycle.
As the FAA filed it
DURING COMPANY REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ACK TO BOS WHERE VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ON APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS POSITIONED TO EXTEND POSITION WERE THE MAIN GEARS EXTENDED AND LOCKED WHILE THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM ACTIVATION WAS ATTEMPTED WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO NOSE AREA AND PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED A MALFUNCTIONED LH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LINE PREVENTING POSITIVE SYSTEM PRESSURE TO PROPERLY OPERATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CYCLE.
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