What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Contacted privacy data omittedpilot of N6827T. The pilot took off on a pleasure flight. During landing gear retraction he heard an unusual noise come from under the floorboards in the nose gear area. The landing gear indicator did not indicate gear uplock. The pilot ran the emergency checklist and attempted to extend the landing gear. The landing gear indicator did not indicate down and locked. Persons on the ground at the airport were in radio contact with the pilot. They relayed that the nose landing gear was out of the well. The pilot landed the aircraft. During the landing, the nose gear was not locked and the nose gear folded inward as weight of the aircraft was placed on it. The nose of the aircraft settled to the ground during landing. The main landing gear remained in the down and locked position. The aircraft propellers, nose skin and nose landing gear doors were damaged during landing.
As the FAA filed it
CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT OF N6827T. THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COME FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE GEAR UPLOCK. THE PILOT RAN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. PERSONS ON THE GROUND AT THE AIRPORT WERE IN RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. THEY RELAYED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS OUT OF THE WELL. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED INWARD AS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON IT. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND DURING LANDING. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS, NOSE SKIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED DURING LANDING.
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