What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 17 may 2022, at approximately 1100 LCL, a Piper PA-23-250 aztec aircraft bearing registration number N54109, registered to p&j aircraft LLC. And operated by sand hills aviation, aircraft was returning from a local flight over abq, prior to landing experienced a failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend.
The pilot remained in control of the aircraft during landing with only the main landing gear extended and locked. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated in Albuquerque, NM.
As the FAA filed it
ON 17 MAY 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LCL, A PIPER PA-23-250 AZTEC AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N54109, REGISTERED TO P&J AIRCRAFT LLC. AND OPERATED BY SAND HILLS AVIATION, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT OVER ABQ, PRIOR TO LANDING EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND.
THE PILOT REMAINED IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING WITH ONLY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
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